BMW fault code 00CF
Instrument cluster
In the instrument cluster, code 00CF 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.
SIA-Reset
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
KOMBI: Service Interval Display reset
Module versions: Instrument cluster (KOMBI46), Instrument cluster (KOMBI46R)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006
IKE: Service Interval Indicator (SIA) Reset
Module version: Instrument cluster (IKI)
In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1998–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006
KOMBI: Service Interval Indicator (SIA) Reset
Module version: Instrument cluster (KOMBI52)
In: Z8 (E52) 2000–2003
SIA counter values not plausible
Module version: Instrument cluster (KOMBI85)
In: Z4 (E85) 2002–2008
SIA Reset error - DS2 PIN short circuit to ground longer than 1 minute
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 00CF 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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