BMW fault code 493B

Engine electronics

In the engine electronics, code 493B 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.

DDE: Message (power management, stationary loads/consumers, 0x580-0x5FF ID2=8)

Module versions: DDE (d70n47b0) (D70N47B0), Digital Diesel Electronics (D71N47C0), DDE (d71n47d0) (D71N47D0), DDE (d73n57b0) (D73N57B0)

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.

493B Message, power management

Module version: Digital Diesel Electronics (D72N47B0)

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.

493B Message (DIENSTE-ID2=8 power management auxiliary energy consumer, 0x580-0x5FF)

Module version: Digital Diesel Electronics (D73N47A0)

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.

493B Message (power management, auxiliary energy consumer, 0x580-0x5FF ID2=8)

Module version: DDE US-diesel fuel (D73N57C0)

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.

Message (power management, auxiliary energy consumer, 0x580-0x5FF ID2=8) incorrect

Module version: Digital Diesel Electronics (D73N57D0)

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 493B 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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