BMW fault code 5E17

Dynamic stability control

DSC: Control module, internal (5e17 DSC-ECU ECU-internal Error detection system status transfer SP-interface error in system)

Module versions: Dynamic stability control DSC8 (DXC8), Dynamic stability control Plus DSC8 (DXC_83)

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

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 5E17 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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