Traction Control Disable

WARNING: Placing a non-compatible vehicle on a single-axle dynamometer could result in a safety hazard to technicians and damage to vehicle. Vehicles which use All-Wheel Drive (AWD) or traction control may not be clearly marked. Use common sense and take all necessary precautions when placing any vehicle on the dynamometer. Determine between full-time 4WD and All-Wheel Drive (AWD) for testing purposes. The following tables include information related to full-time 4WD and AWD vehicles, and how to disable the traction control system (if disengageable).

WARNING: DO NOT operate vehicle on a 2-wheel dynamometer if the DO NOT TEST column is marked.

BMW

Application

FWD

RWD

Part Time 4WD

Full Time 4WD

AWD

TCS

Do Not Test

128i & 135i

2008-13

...

X ⁽⁶⁾

...

2 Series

2015-25 (xDrive)

...

2014-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

2011

...

X ⁽⁶⁾

...

3 Series (Except iX or xi Models, and 335 Models)

1994-00

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2001-06

...

X ⁽³⁾

...

2007-13

...

X ⁽⁶⁾

...

3 Series (iX and xi Models)

1988-13

...

335i, 335is & 335d

2007-13

...

X ⁽³⁾

...

3 Series

2014-25 (xDrive)

...

2014-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

4 Series

2014-25 (xDrive)

...

2014-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

5 Series (Except xi Models, and 550 Models)

1991-95

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2001-07

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2008-13

...

X ⁽⁶⁾

...

5 Series (xi Models)

2006-13

...

550i (& GT)

2006-13

...

X ⁽⁶⁾

...

5 Series

2014-25 (xDrive)

...

2014-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

6 Series (Except xi Models)

2004-06 ⁽⁹⁾

...

X ⁽³⁾

...

2006-10

...

X ⁽⁵⁾

...

2012-13

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

6 Series (xi Models)

2012-13

...

6 Series

2014-25 (xDrive)

...

2014-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

7 Series (Except xi Models)

1991-01

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2002-06

...

X ⁽⁵⁾

...

2006-13 ⁽⁹⁾

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

7 Series (xi Models)

2010-13

...

7 Series

2014-25 (xDrive)

...

2014-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

8 Series

1991-97

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

Active Hybrid Models

2011-15

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

Alpina

2007-08

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2010-24 (AWD)

...

2010-16 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

2006-10

...

X ⁽⁵⁾

...

2020 (B6)

...

2020 (B7)

...

i Series

2014-25 (i8)

...

2014-25 (i3)

...

X ⁽⁵⁾

...

M2 Series

2015-25 (xDrive)

...

2014-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

1995-06

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2008-09

...

X ⁽⁸⁾

...

2010-13

...

X ⁽⁶⁾

...

2015-25

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

2014-15

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

2016-25

...

M5 & M6

1991-93

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2000-03

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2006-10

...

X ⁽⁵⁾

...

2013-25

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

2017-22 (xDrive)

...

2013-25 (AWD)

...

2013-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

2019-2025

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2004-14

...

2015-25 (xDrive)

...

2015-25 (sDrive)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

2015-25

...

X5 & X5 M

2000-25 (AWD)

...

2014-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

X6 & X6 M

2008-25 (AWD)

...

2015-25 (RWD)

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

1996-00

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2001-02

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2003-05

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

2006-11

...

X ⁽⁶⁾

...

2012-16

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

2019-25

...

X ⁽⁷⁾

...

2000-03

...

X ⁽¹⁾

...

⁽¹⁾	The Automatic Stability Control (ASC) or Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) switch is located on center console. Indicator/warning light on instrument panel will illuminate when system is disabled.

⁽²⁾	The ASC switch is located on left side of dash. Indicator/warning light on instrument panel will illuminate when system is disabled.

⁽³⁾

The ASC or Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) switch is located on center console. Indicator/warning light on instrument panel will illuminate when system is disabled. On models with DSC and Automatic Differential Braking (ADB), depress and hold DSC switch button for 3 seconds. The DSC and Yellow brake warning lights will stay illuminated the entire time the ADB, DSC and the Dynamic Brake Control (DBC) systems are switched off.

⁽⁴⁾	Cannot be shifted into 2WD.

⁽⁵⁾	Deactivating DSC automatically deactivates DTC as well. Select "Settings" with controller on control panel. Select "DSC" and confirm. Indicator lamp in Info Display remains on. To reactivate, select "Settings". Select "DSC" and confirm. Indicator lamp goes out.

⁽⁶⁾	Press the DTC button, at the center console, for at least 3 seconds; the indicator lamps for DSC in the instrument cluster light up. Dynamic Traction Control DTC and DSC have been simultaneously deactivated. Push button again to activate.

⁽⁷⁾	Press and hold the DSC OFF button, for not longer than 10 seconds, until the indicator lamp for the DSC lights up in the instrument cluster and DSC OFF is displayed. Push button again to activate.

⁽⁸⁾	Press and hold the DSC OFF button (to the right of the shift lever), for longer than 1 second, until the indicator lamp for the DSC lights up in the instrument cluster. Push button again to activate.

⁽⁹⁾	On 2006 models with iDrive, see footnote 5.