BMW fault code 29FF

Engine electronics

In the engine electronics, code 29FF 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: Secondary-air system (CDKSLS2 Secondary Air System Bank 2)

Module versions: Engine electronics (ME9N45), Engine electronics (MEV9N46), Engine electronics (MEV9N46L)

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.

Injector, cylinder 1, activation: Low-voltage side; short circuit to B+

Module versions: Engine electronics (MEVD174K), Engine electronics (MEVD176K), Engine electronics (MEVD17KW)

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

Module versions: Engine electronics (MSV70), Engine electronics (MSV80)

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.

Injection system, cylinder 1, activation: Low voltage side; short to positive

Module version: Engine electronics (MVD1722)

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 29FF 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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