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BMW 228I 2012–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B613617 · NHTSA communication 10146765 · issued Sep 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

"BATTERY DISCHARGE CCM (CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE) DISPLAYED: COMFORT ACCESS DISABLED. One or more of the following conditions are present: * CCM ""Battery. Discharge in standstill."", or similar, is displayed. * Comfort Access and contactless tailgate opening are not working. * Vehicle can still be unlocked with radio remote control (ID transmitter). Fault conditions are cleared upon engine restart. FEM (Front Electronics Module) software error Unauthorized (radio remote control out of range) access to vehicle has been attempted at least seven times with Comfort Access or Smart Opener (contactles

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.