BMW fault code 0003
On-board monitor, wideshield
In the on-board monitor, wideshield, code 0003 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.
Radio Status telegram timeout
Module versions: On-board monitor, wideshield (BM46WIDE), On-board monitor, wideshield (BM_WIDE), On-board monitor, Top navigation (BMBT46TN), Multi-Information Radio (BMBT_MIR)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003
NAR: Radio status telegram timeout
Module version: Navigation radio (BMBT46RN)
In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003
PL line short circuit to ground
Module version: On-board monitor (BORDMONI)
In: 5 Series (E39) 1995–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1994–2001
Reading and clearing it
Fault code 0003 is a BMW code, stored in the car's on-board monitor, wideshield, 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 on-board monitor, wideshield 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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