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

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

    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!!!



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

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

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    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
    Oct '00 E46 330i. Feb '92 525i (departed)

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    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.

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

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