BMW fault code 001F

Multiple Restraint System

In the multiple restraint system, code 001F 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.

MRS: Seat-occupancy detector: plausibility (KSE hardware defective)

Module version: Multiple Restraint System (MRS2)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

MRS: Coupling in firing circuit, airbag, passenger

Module version: Multiple Restraint System (MRS3)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1998–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1998–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Digital KSE

Module version: Airbag (ZAE2)

In: 3 Series (E36) 1990–2000, 5 Series (E39) 1995–1998, 7 Series (E38) 1994–1998

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 001F is a BMW code, stored in the car's multiple restraint system, 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 multiple restraint system is on: 3 Series (E30), Z1 (E30/Z1), 8 Series (E31), 7 Series (E32), 5 Series (E34), 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 7 Series (E38), 5 Series (E39), 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53), X3 (E83)

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