BMW fault code D516
Electronic Power Steering
In the electronic power steering, code D516 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.
No message (terminal status, 0x130h), receiver EPS, transmitter CAS
Module version: Electronic Power Steering (EPS_72)
In: X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, X6 (E72) 2009–2011
Message error terminal status, receiver EPS, transmitter CAS
Module version: Electronic Power Steering (EPS_90)
In: 1 Series (E87) 2006–2011, 1 Series (E82) 2007–2013, 1 Series (E81) 2007–2011, 1 Series (E88) 2008–2013, 3 Series (E90) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E91) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E92) 2006–2013, 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013, X1 (E84) 2009–2015, Z4 (E89) 2009–2016
Reading and clearing it
Fault code D516 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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