BMW fault code 000B

Switching center, center console

In the switching center, center console, code 000B 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.

SZM: Wire, active seat, right

Module version: Switching center, center console (SZM38)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1998–2006, 5 Series (E39) 1998–2003, 7 Series (E38) 1998–2001, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008

SZM: Roller sun blind, motor, short circuit

Module version: Center console control panel (SZM46)

In: 3 Series (E46) 1999–2006, X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 1999–2006, Z4 (E85) 2002–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 000B is a BMW code, stored in the car's switching center, center console, 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 switching center, center console is on: 7 Series (E38), 5 Series (E39), 3 Series (E46), X5 (E53), X3 (E83), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86)

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