BMW fault code 55CF

Transfer case

In the transfer case, code 55CF 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.

Message (transmission data, 0x1A2) error, receiver VTG, transmitter EGS/HIM

Module version: Transfer box (VGSG70)

In: X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, X6 (E72) 2009–2011

55CF CAN_MESSAGE_EGS2

Module version: Transfer box (VGSG83)

In: X3 (E83) 2003–2010, X5 (E53) 2003–2006

Message (transmission data, 0x1A2) error, receiver VTG, transmitter EGS/SMG/DKG

Module version: Transfer box (VGSG90)

In: 3 Series (E90) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E91) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E92) 2006–2013, 5 Series (E60) 2003–2010, 5 Series (E61) 2004–2010, X1 (E84) 2009–2015

Reading and clearing it

Fault code 55CF is a BMW code, stored in the car's transfer case, 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 transfer case is on: X5 (E53), 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), X3 (E83), X1 (E84), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92)

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