BMW fault code A68E

Soft top module

In the soft top module, code A68E 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.

Microswitch, cowl panel locked

Module version: Soft top module (CTM_89)

In: Z4 (E89) 2009–2016

CTM: Microswitch, cowl panel locked

Module version: Convertible top module (CTM_93_5)

In: 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013

CTM: Micro switch 'cowl panel locked'

Module version: Soft top module (CTM_93_6)

In: 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013

CVM: Hall sensor, cowl panel unlocked

Module version: Soft top module (CVM_64)

In: 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010

CVM: Hall sensor, roll bar stowed

Module version: Convertible top module (CVM_88_2)

In: 1 Series (E88) 2008–2013

Reading and clearing it

Fault code A68E is a BMW code, stored in the car's soft top module, 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 soft top module is on: 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), X1 (E84), 1 Series (E88), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)

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