BMW fault code A69A

Soft top module

In the soft top module, code A69A 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.

Valve 1 for retractable hardtop

Module version: Soft top module (CTM_89)

In: Z4 (E89) 2009–2016

CTM: Valve 2 for rear-end module

Module version: Convertible top module (CTM_93_5)

In: 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013

CTM: Valve 2 for rear module

Module version: Soft top module (CTM_93_6)

In: 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013

CVM: Drive for locking cowl panel

Module version: Soft top module (CVM_64)

In: 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010

CVM: Speed in convertible-top intermediate position higher than permitted

Module version: Convertible top module (CVM_88_2)

In: 1 Series (E88) 2008–2013

Reading and clearing it

Fault code A69A 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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