BMW fault code 002A

Lights Module

In the lights module, code 002A 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.

Reserve Block 4

Module versions: Light/Check Module II (LCM_II), Light/Check Module III (LCM_III), Light/Check Module IV (LCM_IV), Lights switching center (LSZ)

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

Error ?????, Block 4

Module versions: Light/Check Module (LCM), Light/Check Module A (LCM_A)

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

LM: Flank, sensor SMC right faulty

Module version: Lights Module (LM2_83)

In: X3 (E83) 2003–2010, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008

LSZ2: HVAC potentiometer faulty

Module version: Light switching center 2 (LSZ_2)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 002A is a BMW code, stored in the car's lights module, 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 lights module is on: 7 Series (E38), 5 Series (E39), 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)

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