Interior/Exterior Sparco Seat Install - AIRBAG LIGHT
#1
Sparco Seat Install - AIRBAG LIGHT
I'm installing Sparco R333 seats in a friends 2003 R53. As I'm sure you know, the OEM seats have side airbags and the new seats don't and I have not been able to kill the airbag warning light. The light is not the worse thing in the world but I would like to shut it off. I've seen a number of fixes with various size resistors and some with resistors combined with a diode but none of these has worked for me. As a last resort I removed the side airbags from the OEM seats and reconneted to the wiring harness - no change. The airbag light blinks once and then stays on when the key is on.
Has anyone gone thru this with non-OEM seats. Any help/solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Has anyone gone thru this with non-OEM seats. Any help/solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
#2
Spark Seats install - AIRBAG LIGHT HELP!
I'm installing Sparco R333 seats in a friends 2003 R53. As I'm sure you know, the OEM seats have side airbags and the new seats don't and I have not been able to kill the airbag warning light. The light is not the worse thing in the world but I would like to shut it off. I've seen a number of fixes with various size resistors and some with resistors combined with a diode but none of these has worked for me. As a last resort I removed the side airbags from the OEM seats and reconneted to the wiring harness - no change. The airbag light blinks once and then stays on when the key is on.
Has anyone gone thru this with non-OEM seats. Any help/solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Has anyone gone thru this with non-OEM seats. Any help/solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
#3
I have never mess with the seat airbag intensionally. My insight is, if the supplementary restrain management computer detects anything not kosher, it logs the error and is latched so subsequent restoration or faking it will not cancel the latched error. The fault condition has to be removed and the latched error cleared, typically with a dealer level tool.
#5
Well, I'm bold (dumb?) enough... I used 2.2ohm resistors soldered into the airbag connector and the light did not turn on. Be sure to secure the resistor and do the work with the battery disconnected for over 20 minutes.
If you have the error after the 2.2 is in you can get a Creative 310C for the MINI (Amazon, under $60) to clear the code.
If you have the error after the 2.2 is in you can get a Creative 310C for the MINI (Amazon, under $60) to clear the code.
#6
#7
Trending Topics
#8
I'm installing Sparco R333 seats in a friends 2003 R53. As I'm sure you know, the OEM seats have side airbags and the new seats don't and I have not been able to kill the airbag warning light. The light is not the worse thing in the world but I would like to shut it off. I've seen a number of fixes with various size resistors and some with resistors combined with a diode but none of these has worked for me. As a last resort I removed the side airbags from the OEM seats and reconneted to the wiring harness - no change. The airbag light blinks once and then stays on when the key is on.
Has anyone gone thru this with non-OEM seats. Any help/solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Has anyone gone thru this with non-OEM seats. Any help/solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
#9
Thanks. I’m ordering this scanner that is supposed to allow resets.
BMW/Mini OBDII scanner iCarsoft i910 Multi-system Scanner
#10
Good Luck
#11
#13
Well, I'm bold (dumb?) enough... I used 2.2ohm resistors soldered into the airbag connector and the light did not turn on. Be sure to secure the resistor and do the work with the battery disconnected for over 20 minutes.
If you have the error after the 2.2 is in you can get a Creative 310C for the MINI (Amazon, under $60) to clear the code.
If you have the error after the 2.2 is in you can get a Creative 310C for the MINI (Amazon, under $60) to clear the code.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
tom-nola
R50/R53 :: Hatch Talk (2002-2006)
9
01-08-2013 04:52 AM
aaazackaaa
Stock Problems/Issues
6
09-10-2010 06:09 PM
Interior/Exterior Air bag light after sparco install
jollyroger927
Interior/Exterior
2
11-10-2009 09:38 AM