BMW fault code 27B2

Engine electronics

In the engine electronics, code 27B2 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.

DME: Tank-venting valve, activation

Module versions: Engine electronics (ME17N45), Engine electronics (MED17_2), Engine electronics (MED17_2N), Engine electronics (MEV17_2), Engine electronics (MEV17_2N), Engine electronics (MEV17N46)

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

DME: Secondary air system flow rate, main branch

Module versions: Engine electronics (MS_S65), Engine electronics (MSS60)

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

DME: Secondary-air system, flow rate, main branch

Module versions: Engine electronics (MS_S65_2), Engine electronics (MS_S65_3)

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

Check Control 175: selector lever position Parking malfunctioning

Module version: Engine electronics (EDME82)

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.

DME: Brake light switch: signal

Module version: Engine electronics (MS450DS0)

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.

Tank-venting valve, activation

Module version: Engine electronics (MV1722)

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.

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 27B2 is a BMW code, stored in the car's engine electronics, 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 engine electronics is on: 3 Series (E46), Z8 (E52), X5 (E53), 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), X3 (E83), 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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