BMW center console control panel fault codes

The 33 fault codes the center console control panel can store, and what each one means. Some codes mean different things in different versions of the module; tap a code to see which applies to your car.

On: 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), 7 Series (E65), 7 Series (E66), 7 Series (E67)

  • 9FC8 BZM: Menu buttons, left
  • 9FC9 BZM: Turn rotary knob, left
  • 9FCA BZM: Heating/ventilation, left
  • 9FCB BZM: Push rotary knob, left
  • 9FCC BZM: Memory button, left
  • 9FCD BZM: Menu buttons, right
  • 9FCE BZM: Turn rotary knob, right
  • 9FCF BZM: Heating/ventilation, right
  • 9FD0 BZM: Push rotary knob, right
  • 9FD1 BZM: Memory button, right
  • 9FE0 SZM: LSM: Hall sensor faulty
  • 9FE1 SZM: LSM: motor faulty
  • 9FE2 SZM: LSM: position data checksum invalid
  • 9FE3 Steering column module: parameter checksum invalid (not E60-Mue)
  • 9FE4 SZM: Rear-window roller blind motor
  • 9FE5 SZM: Rear-window roller blind, coding data: invalid
  • 9FE6 SZM: Seat heating, driver's side, activation
  • 9FE7 SZM: Temperature sensor, driver's side, seat heating
  • 9FE8 SZM: Seat heating, coding data: invalid
  • 9FE9 SZM: Transport mode active
  • 9FEA SZM: Dimming, coding data: invalid
  • 9FEB SZM: Multifunction seat E60: button stuck
  • 9FEC SZM: LSM: changeover motor faulty
  • 9FED SZM: Steering column module: position data initialized
  • 9FEE SZM: Seat heating, passenger's side, activation
  • 9FEF SZM: Temperature sensor, passenger's side, seat heating
  • 9FF0 SZM: LIN communication disrupted
  • 9FF1 SZM: LIN communication disrupted (switch block, left)
  • 9FF2 SZM: LIN communication disrupted (switch block, right)
  • 9FF3 SZM: LIN button stuck on switch block, left
  • 9FF4 SZM: LIN button stuck on switch block, right
  • E244 BZM: K-CAN line fault (and 1 other meaning)
  • E247 BZM: K-CAN communication fault (and 1 other meaning)

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