BMW fault code 00FF

On-board monitor, wideshield

BM: Readout fault! Carry out reading of fault memory again

Module version: On-board monitor, wideshield (BM46WIDE)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 00FF 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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