BMW fault code 00C3
Instrument cluster
In the instrument cluster, code 00C3 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.
Signal TD (Engine speed)
Module versions: Instrument cluster (IKE), Instrument cluster (KOMBI36C), Instrument cluster (KOMBI39), Instrument cluster (KOMBI39C)
In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006
IKE: Speed signal tD from engine control unit
Module version: Instrument cluster (IKI)
In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1998–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006
TD - Fuel used but engine speed is 0 for longer than 1 second
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 00C3 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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