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June 1, 2017 Service bulletin

Sme fault code 21F04B.

BMW technical service bulletin B612817 for 2016-2017 BMW X5, 2012-2016 BMW 328I and 2017 BMW 330I and others.

Bulletin number
B612817
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
"SME FAULT CODE 21F04B. One or several of the following check control messages (CCM) may be displayed: ""Engine fault! Power loss"" (CCM-ID: 29) ""Powertrain malfunction!"" (CCM-ID: 633) ""Hybrid system malfunctioning!"" (CCM-ID: 585) Note: The fault code 21F04B stated below may also be entered without any of the above mentioned CC messages being displayed A timing problem between the SME and the cell supervision circuit (CSC)."

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