BMW fault code 6040
Parking brake
In the parking brake, code 6040 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: DSC interface: Signal invalid
Module version: Parking brake (EMF_70)
In: X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, X6 (E72) 2009–2011
Parking brake control unit:signal from right servomotor implausible
Module version: Parking brake (EMF_89)
In: Z4 (E89) 2009–2016
DSC INTF EMF S1
Module version: Parking brake (EMF_E65)
In: 7 Series (E65) 2001–2008, 7 Series (E67) 2002–2008, 7 Series (E66) 2002–2008
Reading and clearing it
Fault code 6040 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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