Electrical Fan Control Unit Error Code

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Patient is a 2005 (12/04 build) X5 4.4i

I managed to doink a number of electrical items by allowing the battery cables to cross terminals while I was installing my new Deka battery (i.e., polarity was reversed).

I have resolved almost all of the electrical carnage, so far limited to 6 fuses, except for my driver's door mirror inoperable and my electric fan is inoperable.

I'm getting 14.x volts to the battery with the X running, so my alternator appears ok.

Electric fan does not run. The 2005 X5 4.4i only has the electrical cooling fan (no mechanical one or aux fan).

AC light lights up on the hvac control unit and the havc fan runs fine, so I don't believe it is the final stage resistor.

My peak code reader gave me an "e-fan, control" error code (Table 22, 2efe) which I assume means something is up with the electric fan or the control module itself. Bentley manual says there is a fuse for this box, but I can't find it on the list of fuses. The fuse boxes I've found so far are the passenger rear and glovebox. I haven't found anything else (pulled the rear seat and nothing by the driver's side like Bentley indicates). No fuses were visible in the under hood box, but I may have missed something in the tangle of wires under there.

So, what are the trouble-shooting tips here? Where else might a fuse be hiding that controls this system?

Thanks for your help. It's been a frustrating couple of weekends for me.