BMW fault code CEA2
Active steering
In the active steering, code CEA2 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.
Message error (vehicle identification number, 0x380), receiver active steering, transmitter CAS
Module version: Active steering (AFS_60)
In: 5 Series (E60) 2003–2010, 5 Series (E61) 2004–2010, 6 Series (E63) 2003–2010, 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010
Message (status ARS, 0x1AC) from ARS PT-CAN faulty, receiver AFS, transmitter ARS
Module version: Active steering (AFS_70)
In: 1 Series (E87) 2004–2011, 1 Series (E81) 2007–2011, 1 Series (E82) 2007–2013, 1 Series (E88) 2008–2013, 3 Series (E91) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E90) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E92) 2006–2013, 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013, 5 Series (E60) 2003–2010, 5 Series (E61) 2004–2010, 6 Series (E63) 2003–2010, 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010, X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014
Reading and clearing it
Fault code CEA2 is a BMW code, stored in the car's active steering, 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 active steering is on: 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), 1 Series (E81), 1 Series (E82), X1 (E84), 1 Series (E87), 1 Series (E88), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)
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