BMW
System time plausibility: the clock signal makes no sense to the DME. Often after a flat battery.
P1515 fault code: what it means
P1515: System time plausibility: the clock signal makes no sense to the DME. Often after a flat battery.
Usual causes, most likely first
- battery disconnected or flat
- instrument cluster time fault
P1515 by make
Mini
System time plausibility: the clock signal makes no sense to the DME. Often after a flat battery.
What the repair usually costs
- Instrument cluster repair (sublet to electronics repairer)NZ$470–NZ$1,190 · A$460–A$1,220
- Hybrid 12 V auxiliary battery (Aqua / Prius C / Axio, S34B20R)NZ$330–NZ$510 · A$310–A$500
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Before you clear it
Write the code down or photograph the scanner first. A code that comes straight back after clearing points to a fault that is still there. A car whose codes were cleared just before you arrived may be hiding one: the scanner's readiness monitors show "not ready" for a while after codes are cleared.
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