BMW Z3

OBD pids for the BMW Z3

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Explore the comprehensive list of OBD-II parameters supported for the BMW Z3. This includes real-time data for engine performance, fuel efficiency, and diagnostic trouble codes. Sidecar provides access to these PIDs to help you monitor your vehicle's health.

165 miles driven

2 drivers

Year

Overall

Fuel

Speed

Range

Odom

Tires

1995-2002

Tester needed

Legend

Vehicle is fully onboarded.

Feature is supported via OBD. Requires a connected OBD-II scanner.

Feature is supported via Connected Accounts (Beta).

General support

Sidecar supports the SAEJ1979 OBD-II standard for vehicles produced in the USA since 1996 and vehicles worldwide in the 2000’s. For vehicles that support OBD-II — typically combustion and hybrid vehicles — this enables out-of-the-box support for odometer, speed, fuel tank levels, and 100s of other parameters.

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Parameter support by model year

Battery

Parameter 1995-2002
Aging factor (scalar) BMW_HVBAT_IMPEDANCE_ALPHA
Cell OCV (avg) (volts) BMW_HVBAT_C_OCV_AVG
Cell OCV (max) (volts) BMW_HVBAT_C_OCV_MAX
Cell OCV (min) (volts) BMW_HVBAT_C_OCV_MIN
Cell SoC (avg) (percent) BMW_HVBAT_C_SOC_AVG
Cell SoC (max) (percent) BMW_HVBAT_C_SOC_MAX
Cell SoC (min) (percent) BMW_HVBAT_C_SOC_MIN
Cell capacity (average) (ampereHours) BMW_HVBAT_C_CAP_AVG
Cell capacity (max) (ampereHours) BMW_HVBAT_C_CAP_MAX
Cell capacity (min) (ampereHours) BMW_HVBAT_C_CAP_MIN
Cell resistance factor (avg) (scalar) BMW_HVBAT_C_RES_FACTOR_AVG
Cell resistance factor (max) (scalar) BMW_HVBAT_C_RES_FACTOR_MAX
Cell resistance factor (min) (scalar) BMW_HVBAT_C_RES_FACTOR_MIN
Cell temperature (avg) (celsius) BMW_HVBAT_C_TEMP_AVG
Cell temperature (max) (celsius) BMW_HVBAT_C_TEMP_MAX
Cell temperature (min) (celsius) BMW_HVBAT_C_TEMP_MIN
Cell voltage (avg) (volts) BMW_HVBAT_C_V_AVG
Cell voltage (max) (volts) BMW_HVBAT_C_V_MAX
Cell voltage (min)) (volts) BMW_HVBAT_C_V_MIN
HV battery cell temperature (max) (celsius) BMW_HVBAT_CT_MAX
HV battery cell temperature (min) (celsius) BMW_HVBAT_CT_MIN
HV battery charge (percent) BMW_HVBAT_SOC
HV battery charge (percent) BMW_HVBAT_SOC_V2
HV battery charge (maximum) (percent) BMW_HVBAT_SOC_MAX
HV battery charge (minimum) (percent) BMW_HVBAT_SOC_MIN
HV battery current (amps) BMW_HVBAT_C
HV battery current (amps) BMW_HVBAT_CURR
HV battery health (percent) BMW_HVBAT_SOH_V2
HV battery health (percent) BMW_HVBAT_SOH
HV battery voltage (volts) BMW_HVBAT_V
Is charger connected (noyes) BMW_HVBAT_CHG_CON
Is charging (noyes) BMW_HVBAT_CHG_CON_EXT
Minimum state of charge (percent) BMW_HVBAT_HVPM_MIN_SOC
Number of cells (scalar) BMW_HVBAT_C_CNT
Number of cells per module (scalar) BMW_HVBAT_C_CNT_MOD
Number of modules (scalar) BMW_HVBAT_MOD_CNT
Number of temperature sensors per module (scalar) BMW_HVBAT_MOD_T_CNT
Ready to drive (noyes) BMW_HVBAT_CHG_RDY
State of charge (hvpm) (percent) BMW_HVBAT_HVPM_SOC

Climate

Parameter 1995-2002
Ambient air temperature (celsius) BMW_AAT

Control

Parameter 1995-2002
Brake switch (scalar) BMW_BRAKE_SWITCH

Doors

Parameter 1995-2002
Driver door open (scalar) BMW_DOOR_DRIVER
Hood open (scalar) BMW_HOOD
Locked (scalar) BMW_CENTRAL_LOCK
Passenger door open (scalar) BMW_DOOR_PASSENGER
Rear driver door open (scalar) BMW_DOOR_DRIVER_REAR
Rear passenger door open (scalar) BMW_DOOR_PASSENGER_REAR
Trunk open (scalar) BMW_TRUNK

Engine

Parameter 1995-2002
ATF temperature (scalar) BMW_ATF_TEMP
Engine oil temperature (scalar) BMW_EOT
Gear (scalar) BMW_GEAR
Kickdown (scalar) BMW_KICKDOWN
Time in D (scalar) BMW_TIME_D
Time in M (scalar) BMW_TIME_M
Time in S (scalar) BMW_TIME_S
Variable geometry turbocharger calibration angle (degrees) BMW_VGT_CAL_ANGLE

Fluids

Parameter 1995-2002
Distance since last oil change (kilometers) BMW_OIL_CHANGE_DIST

Movement

Parameter 1995-2002
Engine oil pressure (scalar) BMW_EOP
Front left wheel speed (kilometersPerHour) BMW_FL_SPD
Front right wheel speed (kilometersPerHour) BMW_FR_SPD
Rear left wheel speed (kilometersPerHour) BMW_RL_SPD
Rear right wheel speed (kilometersPerHour) BMW_RR_SPD
Vehicle speed (kilometersPerHour) BMW_VSS
Vehicle speed (kilometersPerHour) BMW_VSS2
Vehicle speed (instrument cluster) (kilometersPerHour) BMW_VSS_INSTR

Tires

Parameter 1995-2002
Front axle, actual torque (newtonMeters) BMW_AXLE_FRONT_ACTUAL_TORQUE
Front axle, setpoint torque (newtonMeters) BMW_AXLE_FRONT_SETPOINT_TORQUE

Transmission

Parameter 1995-2002
Current gear (scalar) BMW_GEAR_V2
Shift gear BMW_GEAR_SHIFT
Torque converter lockup BMW_TQ_CNVRT_LOCKUP
Torque converter speed (rpm) BMW_TQ_CNVRT_RPM
Transmission output shaft speed (rpm) BMW_TRANS_SHAFT_RPM

Trips

Parameter 1995-2002
Auxiliary power consumption (kilowatts) BMW_AUX_PWR
Current electric range (kilometers) BMW_RANGE_E_CUR
Current fuel range (kilometers) BMW_RANGE_F_CUR
Electric consumption / 100km (kilowattHours) BMW_RANGE_E_USE
Estimated range remaining (kilometers) BMW_RANGE
Estimated range remaining in comfort mode (kilometers) BMW_RANGE_COMF
Estimated range remaining in economy mode (kilometers) BMW_RANGE_ECO
Maximum electric range (kilometers) BMW_RANGE_E_MAX
Maximum fuel range (kilometers) BMW_RANGE_F_MAX
Odometer #1 (kilometers) BMW_ODO1
Odometer #2 (kilometers) BMW_ODO2
Odometer variant (kilometers) BMW_ODO_2
Odometer, low resolution (kilometers) BMW_ODO_LOWRES
[egs] mileage/odometer (kilometers) BMW_ODO

Windows

Parameter 1995-2002
Rear window open (scalar) BMW_REAR_WINDOW