BMW fault code 41C2

Engine electronics

In the engine electronics, code 41C2 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.

41C2 Exhaust flap actuator, control

Module versions: Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57C0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57D0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57E0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D60M47A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D60M57A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D60M57D0), Diesel fuel electronics (D60TMCA), Digital Diesel Electronics (D62M57A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D62M57B0), Diesel electronics master (D63MM670)

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.

DDE: Radiator blind

Module versions: Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M47A), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57B1), Digital Diesel Electronics (DDE50K47)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z8 (E52) 2000–2003

41C2 exhaust flap control

Module versions: Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57A0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57A1), Diesel electronics master (D51MM670)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, X5 (E53) 1999–2006

DDE: Radiator blind, activation

Module versions: Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M47B1), Digital Diesel Electronics (D50M57E1)

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.

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 41C2 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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