BMW fault code A6A3

Soft top module

In the soft top module, code A6A3 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.

Hydraulic-fluid temperature sensor

Module version: Soft top module (CTM_89)

In: Z4 (E89) 2009–2016

CTM: Hydraulic-fluid temperature sensor

Module version: Convertible top module (CTM_93_5)

In: 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013

CTM: Hydraulic oil temperature sensor

Module version: Soft top module (CTM_93_6)

In: 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013

CVM: Control module: coding data error

Module version: Soft top module (CVM_64)

In: 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010

CVM: Voltage at terminal 30g under 5V

Module version: Convertible top module (CVM_88_2)

In: 1 Series (E88) 2008–2013

Reading and clearing it

Fault code A6A3 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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