BMW fault code A3B8
Instrument cluster
In the instrument cluster, code A3B8 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 from damper control, receiver KOMBI, transmitter EDCK
Module versions: Instrument cluster (KOMB65_2), Instrument cluster (KOMBI65), CLUSTER instrument cluster RR (KOMBRR), CLUSTER instrument cluster RR_2 (KOMBRR_2)
In: 7 Series (E65) 2001–2008, 7 Series (E66) 2002–2008, 7 Series (E67) 2002–2008
ID failure 326h damper program
Module version: Instrument cluster (KOMB60)
In: 1 Series (E87) 2004–2011, 1 Series (E82) 2007–2013, 1 Series (E81) 2007–2011, 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, 5 Series (E60) 2003–2010, 5 Series (E61) 2004–2010, 6 Series (E63) 2003–2010, 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010, 7 Series (E65) 2001–2008, 7 Series (E67) 2002–2008, 7 Series (E66) 2002–2008, X1 (E84) 2009–2015, X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, X6 (E72) 2009–2011, Z4 (E89) 2009–2016
No message (Electronic Damper Control, 0x326), receiver KOMBI, transmitter VDM
Module version: Instrument cluster (KOMB70)
In: X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, X6 (E72) 2009–2011
Reading and clearing it
Fault code A3B8 is a BMW code, stored in the car's instrument cluster, 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 instrument cluster 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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