??CHECK CONTROL QUESTIONS??....1995 540i ANYONE SHED SOME LIGHT??

[1995 540i]

Hello all BMW e34 fans!! In not going lie, my first ever BMW happened to be my 1995 540i and all I can say is im MORE then hooked now and will never drive another vehicle make EVER. I absolutely LOVE my car. I picked it up with only 80k on the clock all original stock & engine and lets say for the past few months I’ve been educating myself on this stylish full power ultimate driving machine. I have two questions I was hoping someone on here would be able to shed some light on. Everything is fine in my car runs great like new, I did the Self Check and came up with the following....

BMW NR 8361730

CODE. NR 00000

K-ZAHL 7296

F.G. NR GF33789

SW. VERS. 1.01

AND. INDEX 37

my questions are as follows shouldn’t my CODE. NR be a number and not 00000? And what exactly does VER. 1.01 mean? I do suspect that my "check engine" bulb must be out for it never lights upon starting or during self check. If anyone has any ideas as to why I read 00000 for me code and what the 1.01 version means id love to hear... lol thanks loyal BMW e34 fans!!!

[whiskychaser]

SW Vers 1.01 is just the software version of your cluster.
Maybe have a look at this:

BMW E32 - 299960 (http://bmwe32.masscom.net/johan/299960/299960.html)

[Russell]

My 95 525i check control reads 00000 for the code as well. I also thought it should show a number not just zeros.

[whiskychaser]

I dont think the missing code is anything to worry about if it is just the chip number. Mine shows a code but the VIN is all zeros. When I found this I was a little worried. But IIRC when I came to input the VIN it had to match a number on the ECU. The number on that is all zeros too so I left well alone:D

[shogun]

some info on the cluster
http://www.e38.org/e32/BMW_pdfs/INST_info.pdf


OBC
BMW 7-series OBC codes (http://home.iae.nl/users/bts/obc.htm)
BMW E32 OnBoard Computer (http://bmwe32.masscom.net/johan/obc_secrets/obc_secrets.html)

[1995 540i]

Ok well thanks very much guys for the quick responces and links... I had the car already for the first time at a BMW dealer and they didnt say anything about it and the car was checked out and fine but I can rest now knowing my 00000 is ok I guess. I still have to look into why I cant get the stomp test to work at all and again NO check engine light at all even during self check...guess I need to have it replaced since Im thinking its blown.

[632 Regal]

pulling the cluster isn't very hard, you should replace all the bulbs if you go in there. You will not get a stomp test if the bulb is burned. After I replaced mine I had 2 extra bonus lights that I didn't know I had.

[1995 540i]

good point, guess i should just do that... can i get the bulbs from the dealer? or should i get them else where?