Airbag Light

[Nodzed]

Hi moved my passenger seat backwards the other day, probably the first time its been moved since I got the car and now I have the air bag light on the dash

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance
Niall

 

[Low Rider]

I'm not sure but may be a poor connection on the plug under neath the seat.

 

[Jack Ratt]

You might have loosened the underseat wires. It happened on mine too. You'll need to clear the code and reset it

 

[littlefeller]

yep, common chain of events when i brought mine it looked as though the seat runners had driven over the cable (this was a common issue on the zed from new)
though i will second the plug check, they do come loose by them selves.
if you need airbag reset, let me know maybe another meet is in order

 

[GazHyde]

One of these will do you proud sir! Carried one in my car for years now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airbag-Re...r-B800-for-BMW-E36-E46-Z3-Z4-X5-/272271767206

 

[Low Rider]

One of these will do you proud sir! Carried one in my car for years now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airbag-Re...r-B800-for-BMW-E36-E46-Z3-Z4-X5-/272271767206

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Excellent now I know where to come when I need to

 

[Jack Ratt]

One of these will do you proud sir! Carried one in my car for years now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airbag-Re...r-B800-for-BMW-E36-E46-Z3-Z4-X5-/272271767206

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I bought one of these but make sure you get the right one, the facelift one wont reset a pre facelift car, and viccy vercy

 

[GazHyde]

The one above has read/reset every z3 I've tried so far, so not sure why yours won't.

 

[Bozzy]

One of these will do you proud sir! Carried one in my car for years now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airbag-Re...r-B800-for-BMW-E36-E46-Z3-Z4-X5-/272271767206

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I've got the very same one Gaz,very handy thing to have.

Steve

 

[Bozzy]

I bought one of these but make sure you get the right one, the facelift one wont reset a pre facelift car, and viccy vercy

Mine works for my pre face lift and on Adrian's face lift zed.

Steve

 

[Jack Ratt]

Mine works for my pre face lift and on Adrian's face lift zed.

Steve

My car is pre facelift and Lee's kit couldn't communicate with my car and neither would Paul's when my airbag light came on during the Euro trip. When I got back I bought my own on Ebay. The seller said the facelift and pre facelift setters are different.

It's good to know that it is not the case across the board

 

[littlefeller]

nice price too.

 

[Faheem]

I have one of these reset tools as well and the number of times that I use it is unbelievable.

My Zed does the same thing, if I move the drivers seat too far forward then the airbag light has a tendency to turn on, I've even replaced the yellow cable that come attached to the seat hoping that would resolve the issue. It's an intermittent issue but since I used electrical cleaner on the connectors it doesn't come on as often.

 

[N4LLY]

Mine has also started coming on, but only when someone is sitting in the passenger seat.

Just be out to double check, start motor from drivers seat and hopped to the passenger side and the
airbag light came on.

Had a look, could not spot this yellow cable passenger side ?

 

[N4LLY]

Sorry forgot to mention. Electric sport seats.

 

[Nodzed]

Thanks all, looks like I need to check the cables then get my mate to do a reset, if his wont work (snap-on unit) then @littlefeller may be arranging a meet

 

[littlefeller]

no problem

 

[mid life crisis]

Take the seat out, clean up the connection plugs with a drop of WD40 Including the one on the seat belt tensioner.
I've got a reset tool when you need it
Regards
Gary

 

[Barry78]

One of these will do you proud sir! Carried one in my car for years now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airbag-Re...r-B800-for-BMW-E36-E46-Z3-Z4-X5-/272271767206

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@Craig Giblett

 

[Craig Giblett]

@Craig Giblett

That will do the job nicely hopefully... If not mild panic and I'll grab the wd40! Ha ha