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Seat swap problem
« on: 21 October 2009, 13:31:36 »
I have swapped my seats for a leather set,followed the wiring instructions Perfect they work as they should.My problem is  when i turn the ignition on the airbag light comes on then goes out as it should but within 3 seconds it comes back on and stays on.Anyone any ideas what the problem is and how do i reset the warning light. 
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #1 on: 21 October 2009, 13:41:16 »
you will need a diag computer to turn the light off.

the same kit will reveal why  it is / was a problem.
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #2 on: 21 October 2009, 15:02:24 »
Likely this could have been avoided if you disconnected battery first to avoid the sensor noting a side 'bag "issue"!

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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #3 on: 21 October 2009, 15:48:34 »
i did disconnect the battery but like a idiot didn't move the cable far and it touched the battery .
So could this have given the senser a faulty reading ?  
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #4 on: 21 October 2009, 15:53:39 »
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i did disconnect the battery but like a idiot didn't move the cable far and it touched the battery .
So could this have given the senser a faulty reading ?  


The airbag ECU would have seen an open circuit on the pre-tensioners and side airbags and hence stored a fault code.

Because its a safety device, the light remains on even if the fault has been sorted.
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #5 on: 21 October 2009, 16:16:17 »
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i did disconnect the battery but like a idiot didn't move the cable far and it touched the battery .
So could this have given the senser a faulty reading ?  


The airbag ECU would have seen an open circuit on the pre-tensioners and side airbags and hence stored a fault code.

Because its a safety device, the light remains on even if the fault has been sorted.

My garage has quoted £20 incl to clear fault.does this sound about the right price to pay
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #6 on: 21 October 2009, 16:25:25 »
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i did disconnect the battery but like a idiot didn't move the cable far and it touched the battery .
So could this have given the senser a faulty reading ?  


The airbag ECU would have seen an open circuit on the pre-tensioners and side airbags and hence stored a fault code.

Because its a safety device, the light remains on even if the fault has been sorted.

My garage has quoted £20 incl to clear fault.does this sound about the right price to pay

Cheaper than the dealers .... £20 will get it turned off at your garage, but £20odd will buy you a 'Cheapo TechII' forever & will turn your air bag light off as many times as you want.  ;)  ;)
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #7 on: 21 October 2009, 16:29:06 »
This is worth a punt

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/"My Naff Code Reader"-090714-v1-39-LATEST-2009-DIAGNOSTICS-VAUX-OPEL_W0QQitemZ300358948066QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment?hash=item45eec9d4e2
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #8 on: 21 October 2009, 17:36:03 »
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i did disconnect the battery but like a idiot didn't move the cable far and it touched the battery .
So could this have given the senser a faulty reading ?  


The airbag ECU would have seen an open circuit on the pre-tensioners and side airbags and hence stored a fault code.

Because its a safety device, the light remains on even if the fault has been sorted.

My garage has quoted £20 incl to clear fault.does this sound about the right price to pay

Cheaper than the dealers .... £20 will get it turned off at your garage, but £20odd will buy you a 'Cheapo TechII' forever & will turn your air bag light off as many times as you want.  ;)  ;)

What do you do with it ? just pug in ?.Never trained on electrics only on engines,running gear etc.Bentley had the men in white overalls to do this stuff.
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #9 on: 21 October 2009, 18:30:35 »
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i did disconnect the battery but like a idiot didn't move the cable far and it touched the battery .
So could this have given the senser a faulty reading ?  


The airbag ECU would have seen an open circuit on the pre-tensioners and side airbags and hence stored a fault code.

Because its a safety device, the light remains on even if the fault has been sorted.

My garage has quoted £20 incl to clear fault.does this sound about the right price to pay

Cheaper than the dealers .... £20 will get it turned off at your garage, but £20odd will buy you a 'Cheapo TechII' forever & will turn your air bag light off as many times as you want.  ;)  ;)

What do you do with it ? just pug in ?.Never trained on electrics only on engines,running gear etc.Bentley had the men in white overalls to do this stuff.

In a nut shell .... yes!  ;) You plug one end into the diagnostic socket under the dash and the other end to your laptop via the lead. Install the program & you're away! I don't do computer etc either but can manage my simpler version. ;)  ;)  :y  :y
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #10 on: 21 October 2009, 23:14:05 »
By using this as a complete computer idiot can i balls anything up 
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #11 on: 21 October 2009, 23:24:35 »
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By using this as a complete computer idiot can i balls anything up 

I wouldn't like to say!!!!! I suppose anything's possible.  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D Mine's only very basic, ie read fault codes & can reset airbag lights, so I reckon it's nigh on impossible. Can't say about the "My Naff Code Reader" though.
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« Reply #12 on: 21 October 2009, 23:36:32 »
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By using this as a complete computer idiot can i balls anything up 

I wouldn't like to say!!!!! I suppose anything's possible.  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D Mine's only very basic, ie read fault codes & can reset airbag lights, so I reckon it's nigh on impossible. Can't say about the "My Naff Code Reader" though.


Read some where on here "My Naff Code Reader" can cause more trouble than it's worth.but i may have read wrong
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #13 on: 21 October 2009, 23:45:30 »
Coming back from the lodge tonight i found out i can set up the memory on the seats but i was lead to believe without plugging in the large multi plug(which i  have no wiring to the car for)this wouldn't work.Have i wired something up wrong ?
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Re: Seat swap problem
« Reply #14 on: 22 October 2009, 00:47:08 »
"My Naff Code Reader" makes a decent code reader but is a bit dodgy at programming radios or keys.
So if you stick to reading codes or collecting live data from the car you should be fine.
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