BMW fault code 601C

Parking brake

In the parking brake, code 601C 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.

EMF: ETC interface Signal invalid

Module version: Parking brake (EMF_70)

In: X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, X6 (E72) 2009–2011

Parking brake button line 2 (short circuit to ground)

Module version: Parking brake (EMF_89)

In: Z4 (E89) 2009–2016

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 601C is a BMW code, stored in the car's parking brake, 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 parking brake is on: 7 Series (E65), 7 Series (E66), 7 Series (E67), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), X1 (E84), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)

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