BMW seat occupancy detector fault codes
The 37 fault codes the seat occupancy detector 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: 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7)
- 0001 SBE: Seat backrest: antenna short-circuited (electrode-guard short circuit)
- 0002 SBE: Seat backrest: antenna plug not connected
- 0003 SBE: Seat backrest: antenna faulty (guard on connector broken)
- 0004 SBE: Seat backrest: antenna short-circuited (short circuit U-Batt)
- 0005 SBE: Seat backrest: antenna short-circuited (short circuit electrode-ground)
- 0006 SBE: Seat backrest: antenna short-circuited (short circuit guard-ground)
- 0007 SBE: Seat backrest: electronics fault (backrest electronic error during measurement)
- 0008 SBE: Seat backrest: antenna faulty (electrode interruption at antenna)
- 0009 SBE: Seat backrest: antenna faulty (guard interruption at antenna)
- 000A SBE: Seat backrest: electronics fault (backrest phase error)
- 000B SBE: Seat backrest is damp
- 000C SBE: Seat backrest: antenna faulty (CGE too large)
- 000D SBE: Seat surface: antenna short-circuited (electrode-guard short circuit)
- 000E SBE: Seat surface: antenna plug not connected
- 000F SBE: Seat surface: antenna faulty (guard on connector broken)
- 0010 SBE: Seat surface: antenna short-circuited (short circuit U-Batt)
- 0011 SBE: Seat surface: antenna short-circuited (short circuit electrode-ground)
- 0012 SBE: Seat surface: antenna short-circuited (short circuit guard-ground)
- 0013 SBE: Seat backrest: electronics fault (seat electronic error during measurement)
- 0014 SBE: Seat surface: antenna faulty (electrode interruption at antenna)
- 0015 SBE: Seat surface: antenna faulty (guard interruption at antenna)
- 0016 SBE: Seat backrest: electronics fault (seat phase error)
- 0017 SBE: Seat surface is damp
- 0018 SBE: Seat surface: antenna faulty (CGE too large)
- 0021 SBE: OCE (pressure mat): communication fault (reception)
- 0022 SBE: OCE (pressure mat): communication fault (transmission)
- 0023 SBE: OCE (pressure mat) faulty (classification error)
- 0024 SBE: OCE (pressure mat) faulty (invalid data)
- 0025 SBE: OCE (pressure mat): undervoltage
- 0026 SBE: DCA (digital crash output): communication fault (timing/frame)
- 0027 SBE: DCA (digital crash output): communication fault (communication)
- 0028 SBE: Control-module fault (signal)
- 0029 SBE: OCE (pressure mat) -> FDS (antenna system): plausibility fault
- 002A SBE: FDS (antenna system) -> OCE (pressure mat): plausibility fault
- 002B SBE: Control-module fault, coding data
- 002C SBE: FDS (antenna system): reception fault
- 003F SBE: Control-module fault (internal)
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