Occasionally the DSC light is on. I recently had my clutch replaced, serpentine belt changed and a 17% pulley installed and wondered if there is a connection. This service was done 6 days ago. Service Engine Soon came on this morning after the car sat for 1 and a 1/2 hours. No driveability issues. 2004 Mini Cooper S.
could be dirt between hub and sensors. Takes a 10 mm wrench to pull them out, clean the tip, and then you can use a bunch of Q-tips inside the hole of the sensor to clean the hub surface where it meets the sensor (rotate wheel while putting pressure on the alcohol soaked Q-tip). I just removed my hubs entirely while doing the R56 aluminum trailing arm conversion and those magnetic (?) hub surfaces and sensor tips were caked with some tough black gunk. I never had DSC light issues, but it can't be a good thing when there is grime accumulating where a sensitive device is monitoring wheel speed. My car is generally super clean, but that's a place nobody ever cleans unless you disassemble stuff. 100k miles and the bearings in the rear hubs were also pretty much done.
Then it’s fine. I have had my DSC coded off for over 8 years. Yeah the little light is on but, I don’t care.
More than likely they won't be able to read the MINI code unless their reader knows the secret handshake. I agree with Dave about nannies in cars. My MINI didn't have DSC, I used the money it cost to buy the LSD. I'm thinking you may well need to fix your issue. The wheels speed sensors are there for the ABS to work & for me that's a good nanny to have. Service engine soon. Check what needs to be done by going into the settings. Push the button on the turn signal stalk & go through there. You should find it.
That points to the camshaft position sensor. Not sure how you isolate if it is the sensor, the wiring or some other cause.
This morning it was off as well as the DSC, for 20 min. then came on, along with the DSC. Code scan didn't indicate any issue with the DSC. I was hoping there would an indication as to what wheel is the issue.
The only way is to check all the wiring. Make sure the plug is clean and plugged in good. Also make sure none of the wires look like they have been damaged. Parts store readers don’t read the BMW/MINI DSC codes.
This is the scanner I have. https://www.amazon.com/FOXWELL-Automotive-Diagnostic-Transmission-Registration/dp/B019QCG5RE/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Foxwell+NT510+OBD2+Scanner+for+BMW+MINI+Rolls-Royce&qid=1574804462&sr=8-4 it reads all the codes. You cane even look at each wheel sensor as you drive the car.
Looked at the plug and it looks good from the outside and is very secure/stable. Locked in, not loose in any way.
Does only the DSC light come on? Or ABS, DSC, & TPM? Only DSC might be a faulty steering angle sensor. But not sure if the MINIs have one like our BMW brothers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro