BMW fault code 9C88

Automatic heating/air conditioning

In the automatic heating/air conditioning, code 9C88 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 (relative time) from the instrument panel, receiver integrated automatic heating / air conditioning system, transmitter instrument panel

Module version: Automatic heating/air conditioning (IHKA65)

In: 7 Series (E65) 2001–2008, 7 Series (E66) 2002–2008, 7 Series (E67) 2002–2008

IHKA: Overheating sensor, independent auxiliary heater

Module version: Automatic heating/air conditioning (IHKA70)

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

IHKA: Potentiometer, temperature, right top

Module version: Automatic heating/air conditioning (IHKARR)

In: 7 Series (E65) 2001–2008, 7 Series (E67) 2002–2008, 7 Series (E66) 2002–2008

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 9C88 is a BMW code, stored in the car's automatic heating/air conditioning, 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 automatic heating/air conditioning is on: 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), 7 Series (E65), 7 Series (E66), 7 Series (E67), 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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