Diagnostic lights- getting them to display

[arros 0]

Surposedly you press the accelerator to the floor 5 times with the key switched on to accessories(?) - not sure or the exact key position off hand to get the diagnostic lights come up- I tried it with no success on my e34- anyone successfully used this method? Looking at an E39 but I think procedure is the same for all models

Yes I can find the procedure on the net but just wondering if anyone has used it?

And if you do get the lights flashing is it easy to decypher- thinking of looking at a car to check for any faults, that the owner doesn't want to get inspected.

[BM WORLD 1283]

Surposedly you press the accelerator to the floor 5 times with the key switched on to accessories(?) - not sure or the exact key position off hand to get the diagnostic lights come up- I tried it with no success on my e34- anyone successfully used this method? Looking at an E39 but I think procedure is the same for all models

Yes I can find the procedure on the net but just wondering if anyone has used it?

And if you do get the lights flashing is it easy to decypher- thinking of looking at a car to check for any faults, that the owner doesn't want to get inspected.

i think it only works on us models etc . i dont even think there is a bulb in there.

cheers

[greenday-rulz21 6]

And if you do get the lights flashing is it easy to decypher- thinking of looking at a car to check for any faults, that the owner doesn't want to get inspected.

This is the list of codes I have. I haven't tried it on an E39 though.

1211 DME Control Unit

1215 Air Mass Sensor

1216 Throttle Potentiometer

1218 Output Stage, Group 1

1219 Output Stage, Group 2

1221 Oxygen Sensor 1

1212 Oxygen Sensor 2

1222 Lambda Control 1

1213 Lambda Control 2

1223 Coolant Temperature Sensor

1224 Intake Air Temperature Sensor

1225 Knock Sensor 1

1226 Knock Sensor 2

1227 Knock Sensor 3

1228 Knock Sensor 4

1231 Battery Voltage/DME Main Relay

1232 Throttle Idle Switch

1233 Throttle Wide Open Throttle Switch

1234 Speedometer A Signal

1237 A/C Compressor Cut Off

1242 A/C Compressor

1243 Crankshaft Pulse Sensor

1244 Camshaft Sensor

1245 Intervention AEGS

1247 Ignition Secondary Monitor

1251 Fuel Injector 1 (or group 1)

1252 Fuel Injector 2 (or group 2)

1253 Fuel Injector 3

1254 Fuel Injector 4

1255 Fuel Injector 5

1256 Fuel Injector 6

1257 Fuel Injector 7

1258 Fuel Injector 8

1261 Fuel Pump Relay Control

1262 Idle Speed Actuator

1263 Purge Valve

1264 EGO Heater

1265 Fault Lamp (check engine light)

1266 VANOS

1267 Air Pump Relay Control

1271 Ignition Coil 1

1272 Ignition Coil 2

1273 Ignition Coil 3

1274 Ignition Coil 4

1275 Ignition Coil 5

1276 Ignition Coil 6

1277 Ignition Coil 7

1278 Ignition Coil 8

1281 Control Unit Memory Supply

1282 Fault Code Memory

1283 Fuel Injector Output Stage

1286 Knock Control Test Pulse

1444 No Fault Codes

[User Name 19]

Hay ive had no luck doing that even with diffrent instrament clusters, forgive the spelling

i have a funny feeling that it will come down to how the ecu is wired given the fact it says it works on all models

[Mark 178]

I heard it only worked on OBDI cars. Having said that I tried it on my OBDI E36 and it didn't work.

[kiwi535 538]

US cars only I beleive

[aliluya 0]

Doesn't work on my E39