BMW fault code 9CBE

Driver's side footwell module

In the driver's side footwell module, code 9CBE 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.

FRM: Control-panel fault

Module version: Driver's side footwell module (FRM_70)

Which BMWs have this version depends on the engine and equipment, so we don't list them here; AutoLingo for BMW reads which version your car has.

FRM: Communication with step motor controller on the right disrupted

Module version: Driver's side footwell module (FRM_87)

In: 1 Series (E87) 2004–2011, 3 Series (E90) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E91) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E92) 2006–2013, 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 9CBE is a BMW code, stored in the car's driver's side footwell module, 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 driver's side footwell module is on: 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), 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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