BMW park distance control fault codes

The 178 fault codes the park distance control can store, and what each one means. Some codes mean different things in different versions of the module; tap a code to see which applies to your car.

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)

  • 9E28 PDC: Internal control-module fault (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E29 PDC: function display
  • 9E2A PDC: Park Distance Control button
  • 9E2B PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, rear left
  • 9E2C PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, rear right
  • 9E2D PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, rear center left
  • 9E2E PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, rear center right
  • 9E2F PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, front left
  • 9E30 PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, front right
  • 9E31 PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, front center left (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E32 PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, front center right (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E33 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, rear left (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E34 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, rear right (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E35 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, rear center left (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E36 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, rear center right (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E37 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, front left (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E38 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, front right (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E39 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, front center left (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E3A PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, front center right (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E3B PDC: Supply, ultrasonic sensors (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E3C PDC: Acoustic generator, rear
  • 9E3D PDC: Acoustic generator, front
  • 9E40 PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, rear side left (and 1 other meaning)
  • 9E41 PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, rear side right
  • 9E42 PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, front side left
  • 9E43 PDC: Ultrasonic sensor, front side right
  • 9E44 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, rear side left
  • 9E45 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, rear side right
  • 9E46 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, front side left
  • 9E47 PDC: Wire, ultrasonic sensor, front side right
  • 9E50 Fault location: rear speaker
  • 9E51 Error location: speaker front
  • AAE8 VSM_EVENT_OPMODE
  • AAE9 PDC: no current coding data stored
  • AAEA PDC: Coding data implausible
  • AAEB PDC: Coding data not released
  • AAEC PDC: Control module is not encoded for the vehicle
  • AAED PDC: Coding data faulty
  • AAEE PDC: Internal control-module fault
  • AAEF PDC: Undervoltage
  • AAF0 PDC: overvoltage
  • AAF1 Voltage supply, ultrasonic sensors: short circuit between positive and negative
  • AAF2 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side left, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AAF3 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side left, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AAF4 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side left: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AAF5 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side left: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AAF6 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side left: sensor does not respond
  • AAF7 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side left: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AAF8 Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer left, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AAF9 Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer left, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AAFA Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer left: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AAFB Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer left: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AAFC Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer left: sensor does not respond
  • AAFD Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer left: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AAFE Ultrasonic sensor, rear center left, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AAFF Ultrasonic sensor, rear center left, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB00 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center left: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB01 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center left: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB02 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center left: sensor does not respond
  • AB03 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center left: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB04 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center right, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB05 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center right, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB06 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center right: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB07 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center right: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB08 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center right: sensor does not respond
  • AB09 Ultrasonic sensor, rear center right: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB0A Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer right, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB0B Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer right, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB0C Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer right: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB0D Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer right: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB0E Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer right: sensor does not respond
  • AB0F Ultrasonic sensor, rear outer right: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB10 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side right, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB11 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side right, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB12 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side right: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB13 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side right: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB14 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side right: sensor does not respond
  • AB15 Ultrasonic sensor, rear side right: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB16 Ultrasonic sensor, front side left, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB17 Ultrasonic sensor, front side left, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB18 Ultrasonic sensor, front side left: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB19 Ultrasonic sensor, front side left: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB1A Ultrasonic sensor, front side left: sensor does not respond
  • AB1B Ultrasonic sensor, front side left: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB1C Ultrasonic sensor, front outer left, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB1D Ultrasonic sensor, front outer left, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB1E Ultrasonic sensor, front outer left: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB1F Ultrasonic sensor, front outer left: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB20 Ultrasonic sensor, front outer left: sensor does not respond
  • AB21 Ultrasonic sensor, front outer left: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB22 Ultrasonic sensor, front center left, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB23 Ultrasonic sensor, front center left, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB24 Ultrasonic sensor, front center left: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB25 Ultrasonic sensor, front center left: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB26 Ultrasonic sensor, front center left: sensor does not respond
  • AB27 Ultrasonic sensor, front center left: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB28 Ultrasonic sensor, front center right, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB29 Ultrasonic sensor, front center right, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB2A Ultrasonic sensor, front center right: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB2B Ultrasonic sensor, front center right: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB2C Ultrasonic sensor, front center right: sensor does not respond
  • AB2D Ultrasonic sensor, front center right: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB2E Ultrasonic sensor, front outer right, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB2F Ultrasonic sensor, front outer right, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB30 Ultrasonic sensor, front outer right: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB31 Ultrasonic sensor, front outer right: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB32 Ultrasonic sensor, front outer right: sensor does not respond
  • AB33 Ultrasonic sensor, front outer right: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB34 Ultrasonic sensor, front side right, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB35 Ultrasonic sensor, front side right, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB36 Ultrasonic sensor, front side right: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB37 Ultrasonic sensor, front side right: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB38 Ultrasonic sensor, front side right: sensor does not respond
  • AB39 Ultrasonic sensor, front side right: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB3A Ultrasonic sensor, front central, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB3B Ultrasonic sensor, front central, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB3C Ultrasonic sensor, front central: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB3D Ultrasonic sensor, front central: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB3E Ultrasonic sensor, front central: sensor does not respond
  • AB3F Ultrasonic sensor, front central: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB40 Ultrasonic sensor, rear central, signal line: short circuit to positive
  • AB41 Ultrasonic sensor, rear central, signal line: short circuit to ground or open circuit
  • AB42 Ultrasonic sensor, rear central: sensor faulty (decay time)
  • AB43 Ultrasonic sensor, rear central: sensor faulty (receive branch)
  • AB44 Ultrasonic sensor, rear central: sensor does not respond
  • AB45 Ultrasonic sensor, rear central: sensor faulty (verify fault)
  • AB46 Acoustic distance warning not possible
  • AB47 TOP VIEW not available
  • AB48 REAR VIEW not available
  • AB49 Park assistant not available
  • AB4A PDC active without activation
  • AB4B TOP VIEW active without activation
  • AB4C REAR VIEW active without activation
  • AB4D Park assistant active without activation
  • AB4E Voltage supply, ultrasonic sensor front: Short circuit between positive terminal and negative terminal
  • AB4F Voltage supply, ultrasonic sensor rear: Short circuit between positive terminal and negative terminal
  • E204 PDC: K-CAN-Low wire fault (and 1 other meaning)
  • E205 PDC: K-CAN-High wire fault
  • E206 PDC: K-CAN ground fault
  • E207 PDC: K-CAN communication fault (and 1 other meaning)
  • E210 Fault location: PDC not available
  • E211 Fault location: TVC not available
  • E212 Fault location: RVC not available
  • E213 Fault location: PMA not available
  • E214 Fault location: PDC active without activation (and 1 other meaning)
  • E215 Fault location: TVC active without activation (and 1 other meaning)
  • E216 Fault location: RVC active without activation (and 1 other meaning)
  • E217 Fault location: PMA active without activation (and 1 other meaning)
  • E218 No message (status, qualifier top-view, 0x379), PDC receiver, TRSVC transmitter
  • E219 No message (status, qualifier rear-view, 0x37A), PDC receiver, TRSVC transmitter
  • E21A Message (transmission data, 0xBA) faulty, receiver PDC, transmitter EGS/HIM
  • E21B Message error (status, reverse gear, 0x3B0), PDC receiver, FRM transmitter
  • E21C Message error (distance traveled, 0x1A6), PDC receiver, DSC transmitter
  • E21D Message error (status, trailer, 0x2E4), PDC receiver, AHM transmitter
  • E21E Message error (vehicle speed, 0x1A0), PDC receiver, DSC transmitter
  • E21F Message (379h, Status_Qualifier_Top-View): Alive counter error
  • E220 Message (37Ah, Status_Qualifier_Rear-View): Alive counter error
  • E221 Message (379h, Status_Qualifier_Top-View): Checksum error
  • E222 Message (37Ah, Status_Qualifier_Rear-View): Checksum error
  • E223 Signal (1A0h) received invalid: Status_Vehicle_Driving_State
  • E224 Signal (3AEh) received invalid: Parking_function_activation_request
  • E225 Signal (330h) received invalid: Distance_kilometers
  • E226 Signal (1A6h) received invalid: Distance_Traveled
  • E227 Signal (317h) received invalid: Operation_Button_PDC
  • E228 Signal (37Ah) received invalid: Rear-View_function_qualifier
  • E229 Signal (379h) received invalid: Top-View_function_qualifier
  • E22A Signal (3B0h) received invalid: Reverse_gear_status
  • E22B Signal (BAh) invalid received: Status_Gear_Transmission
  • E22C Signal (130h) received invalid: Status_Terminal_15
  • E22D Signal (2E4h) received invalid: Trailer_status
  • E22E Signal (310h) received invalid: Temperature_Outside
  • E22F Signal (1A0h) received invalid: Speed_Vehicle
  • E230 Signal (3A0h) received invalid: Fault_memory_lock_status_FZM
  • E231 Signal (379h) received invalid: Alive_Status_Qualifier_Top-View
  • E232 Signal (37Ah) received invalid: Alive_Status_Qualifier_Rear-View
  • E233 Signal (3AEh) received invalid: Display_Menu
  • E234 Signal (38Ah) received invalid: Status_Display_PDC_Acoustic
  • E235 Signal (2E4h) received invalid: Status_Position_AHV

Every BMW module's fault codes