BMW fault code 6116

Electronic Power Steering

EPS: Relays

Module version: Electronic Power Steering (EPS_85_2)

In: Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 6116 is a BMW code, stored in the car's electronic power steering, 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 electronic power steering is on: X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), 1 Series (E81), 1 Series (E82), 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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