BMW fault code A696
Soft top module
In the soft top module, code A696 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.
Hall sensor, open circuit, closing movement, rear-end module
Module version: Soft top module (CTM_89)
In: Z4 (E89) 2009–2016
CTM: Microswitch, cowl panel reached
Module version: Convertible top module (CTM_93_5)
In: 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013
CTM: Micro switch 'cowl panel reached'
Module version: Soft top module (CTM_93_6)
In: 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013
CVM: Button for closing convertible top
Module version: Soft top module (CVM_64)
In: 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010
Reading and clearing it
Fault code A696 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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