BMW fault code AD48

Audio system controller

ASD: Transport mode active

Module version: Active Sound Design (ASD_89)

In: X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, Z4 (E89) 2009–2016

Reading and clearing it

Fault code AD48 is a BMW code, stored in the car's audio system controller, 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 audio system controller is on: 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), 7 Series (E65), 7 Series (E66), 7 Series (E67), 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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