BMW fault code 00BF
Instrument cluster
In the instrument cluster, code 00BF means different things depending on the version of the module in the car. Find your car below; the app shows the right one for yours.
KOMBI: Internal fault, instrument cluster
Module versions: Instrument cluster (KOMBI46), Instrument cluster (KOMBI46R), Instrument cluster (KOMBI85)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008
IKE-EEPROM error, coding faulty/incomplete
Module versions: Instrument cluster (IKE), Instrument cluster (KOMBI39)
In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006
IKI-EEPROM error, coding faulty/incomplete
Module version: Instrument cluster (IKI)
In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1998–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006
COMBINATION INSTRUMENT EEPROM error, coding faulty/incomplete
Module version: Instrument cluster (KOMBI39C)
In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003
KOMBI: Internal fault, coding faulty/incomplete
Module version: Instrument cluster (KOMBI52)
In: Z8 (E52) 2000–2003
EEPROM checksum error
Module version: Instrument cluster (KOMBIR50)
Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.
Reading and clearing it
Fault code 00BF is a BMW code, stored in the car's instrument cluster, not a generic OBD2 code (P0xxx): a generic OBD2 reader only reaches the engine's emissions faults, so it won't show it. AutoLingo for BMW reads it with BMW's own diagnostic protocols, in plain English, with the details the module stored about it, and clears it after a repair. If a fault comes right back after it's cleared, the problem is still there.
The instrument cluster is on: 8 Series (E31), 5 Series (E34), 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 7 Series (E38), 5 Series (E39), 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)
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