BMW fault code 5DD1

Dynamic stability control

In the dynamic stability control, code 5DD1 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.

DSC: Control module: Run Flat Indicator

Module version: Dynamic stability control MK60 E5 (DSC_85)

In: Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008

DSC: Control module, internal (5dd1 Uz supply error short circuit of a speed sensor voltage line to current flow through the ASPxx pin of the speed sensor input)

Module version: Dynamic stability control DSC8 (DXC8)

In: X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 1999–2006

DSC: Wheel speed, short circuit

Module version: Dynamic stability control Plus DSC8 (DXC_83)

In: X3 (E83) 2003–2010

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 5DD1 is a BMW code, stored in the car's dynamic stability control, 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 dynamic stability control is on: 3 Series (E36), Z3 (E36/7), 3 Series (E46), X5 (E53), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)

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