BMW fault code DE88

Roof function center

In the roof function center, code DE88 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.

FZD: LIN bus wire fault

Module version: Roof function center (FZD_70)

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

LIN line error 0xDE88

Module version: Function center, roof (FZD_87)

In: 1 Series (E87) 2004–2011, 1 Series (E81) 2007–2011, 1 Series (E82) 2007–2013, 1 Series (E88) 2008–2013, 3 Series (E91) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E90) 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 DE88 is a BMW code, stored in the car's roof function center, 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 roof function center is on: X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), 1 Series (E81), 1 Series (E82), X1 (E84), 1 Series (E87), 1 Series (E88), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)

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