BMW fault code CF17

Transmission control

In the transmission control, code CF17 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.

Message (torque request DSC) error from DSC, receiver DCT/EGS, transmitter DSC/DME-DDE

Module version: Transmission control (DKG_90)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

No message from JBBF: Vehicle mode, receiver DCT/EGS, transmitter DSC/DME-DDE

Module version: Transmission control (GS1912)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

No message from the engine control, receiver DCT/EGS, transmitter DSC/DME-DDE

Module version: Transmission control (GS19B)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

Message (OBD engine data, 3EFh) for (EGS_EL, PT-CAN) from (DMEx, PT-CAN)

Module version: Transmission control (GSB233)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

No message (OBD data, engine), transmitter engine control, receiver EGS

Module version: Transmission control (GSF21A)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

No message (0x50) from the instrument panel (odometer actual value / range message)

Module version: Transmission control unit (SMG_60)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

No message from engine control (engine data)

Module version: Transmission control (SSG_60)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

Reading and clearing it

Fault code CF17 is a BMW code, stored in the car's transmission control, 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 transmission control is on: X5 (E53), 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), 7 Series (E65), 7 Series (E66), 7 Series (E67), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), 1 Series (E81), 1 Series (E82), X3 (E83), X1 (E84), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86), 1 Series (E87), 1 Series (E88), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)

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