BMW fault code 003E
Lights Module
In the lights module, code 003E 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.
Error ?????, Block 6
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
Reserve Block 6
Module versions: Light/Check Module II (LCM_II), Light/Check Module III (LCM_III)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1995–2001, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003
LCM: Fault, ALC control module
Module version: Light/Check Module IV (LCM_IV)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003
LM: Rear fog light (US: adaptive brake light), left, faulty
Module version: Lights Module (LM2_83)
In: X3 (E83) 2003–2010, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008
LSZ: Rear fog light faulty
Module version: Lights switching center (LSZ)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003
LSZ2: Rear fog light/tail light/BFD 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 003E 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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