BMW fault code AD51

Audio system controller

Speaker channel, rear left: Malfunction

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 AD51 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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