BMW cruise control fault codes

The 15 fault codes the cruise control can store, and what each one means. Some codes mean different things in different versions of the module; tap a code to see which applies to your car.

On: 8 Series (E31), 7 Series (E32), 5 Series (E34), 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 7 Series (E38), 5 Series (E39), 3 Series (E46)

  • 0001 Watchdog error, faulty WD system (and 2 other meanings)
  • 0002 Error in RAM during initialization (and 2 other meanings)
  • 0003 Faulty checksum in BMW coding data area (and 3 other meanings)
  • 0004 Faulty checksum in VDO coding data area (and 2 other meanings)
  • 0005 Implausible input signal detection (main switch) (and 2 other meanings)
  • 0006 Vmin error, implausibility between hardware/software Vmin (and 2 other meanings)
  • 0007 Implausible between hardware and software shutdown memory (and 1 other meaning)
  • 0008 Speed input: input error
  • 0009 Error memory: read error
  • 0010 Error clutch state to ku_plus plausibility (and 1 other meaning)
  • 0011 Actuator exceeded maximum shutdown time (and 1 other meaning)
  • 0012 Error in controller monitoring (and 1 other meaning)
  • 0013 P+ voltage in invalid voltage range (and 1 other meaning)
  • 0021 Toggle bit error (and 1 other meaning)
  • 0030 Coding data pointer range exceeded

Every BMW module's fault codes