Z4 airbag light

[Nodzed]

So went out for a blast in the Alpina yesterday, very nice and all that but stopped for a wee refreshment and when I started the old girl back up after about an hour .......bingo .....air bag light is on

Any ideas folks before I attack it with sledge hammer ...... I mean a Carly?

 

[Stevo7682]

Plug in in Niall.
Probably going to be undertseat wiring but plug in and check the code 1st.
If air bag light on system will not activate in an accident.

 

[pgunter]

Added weight with food and drink made the seat sink lower shorting out the wires / plugs... or did you move the seat about Niall ?

 

[mid life crisis]

Sell it

 

[mwpe]

Just sell it and keep the Z3.

 

[Nodzed]

Sell it

Thats not helpful Gary.....not bad advice just not helpful

 

[David Lake]

So went out for a blast in the Alpina yesterday, very nice and all that but stopped for a wee refreshment and when I started the old girl back up after about an hour .......bingo .....air bag light is on

Any ideas folks before I attack it with sledge hammer ...... I mean a Carly?

Hi
I was told that Z3's with electric seats are sometimes the issue, if the plug presumably under the seat becomes loose this can sometimes trigger the air bag light

 

[Andrew Polasek]

BMW recently issued a recall to replace the E85 passenger seat mat which if defective will trigger the airbag light. Not sure if it is a worldwide recall, but you can have your local dealer run your VIN to see if your car qualifies.

 

[Andrew Polasek]

My apologies, BMW is actually calling it a "warranty extension" for North American vehicles. Might still be worth looking into though.