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March 1, 2017 Service bulletin

Programming control modules for OBD compliance.

BMW technical service bulletin B611517 for 2014-2017 BMW I3 and 2014-2017 BMW I8.

Bulletin number
B611517
Component
Air bags
Summary
SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAMMING CONTROL MODULES FOR OBD COMPLIANCE. Communication between the HV Battery Control Module (SME) and the HV Electrical Machine Electronics (EME) may be disrupted. The Check Engine Light may not be illuminated when the ODB related fault is stored in the SME module. SME diagnostic software error.

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