Passenger seat airbag

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Passenger seat airbag

Post by yorkie » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:18 pm

Anyone know how you can turn this airbag off please.

Fed up with having to re-set it (sometimes after several attempts and much seat jiggling) every time I carry a front seat passenger.

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RE: Passenger seat airbag

Post by Sebastian » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:49 pm

What message are you getting exactly?
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RE: Passenger seat airbag

Post by yorkie » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:00 pm

Resitance too high in ignitor for passenger seat airbag.

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RE: Passenger seat airbag

Post by reserves » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:52 am

Cable tie the airbag connector under the seat.

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RE: Passenger seat airbag

Post by yorkie » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:20 pm

Do you mean tie the plug into the socket or the whole lot to the underside of the seat?

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RE: Passenger seat airbag

Post by reserves » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:22 pm

To be honest I haven't done it, this is what i've read though, but not 100% sure.

Do both to be safe, can't do any harm!

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RE: Passenger seat airbag

Post by mad-for-tar » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:44 am

Mine has come up with exactly the same problem over the weekend too! :evil:

Fault code 01218, resistance too high in passenger seat trigger unit, intermittent.

Have cleared it a few times now and it managed to stay off for a day or so by tapping the back of the seat lightly. So I may suspect a dodgy connection somewhere. If not, looking like a new trigger unit/airbag assembly for the seat!

:audibash: Another item to the list of bits needed from main stealer... :roll:
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RE: Passenger seat airbag

Post by yorkie » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:11 pm

I wouldn't worry too much, mine does this virtually every time someone sits in the seat.

I find a bit of wiggling of the Yellow wire under the seat usually cures it.

Had a good wiggle yesterday and the missus sat in the car operating the laptop tonight and it stayed off.

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RE: Passenger seat airbag

Post by mad-for-tar » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:30 pm

might go and find myself some nice blonde to tag along with me everywhere then in the hope of keeping the light out! :lol: mind you, would be nicer looking at her then than looking at a small round red light on the dash.. :bigblink:
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RE: Passenger seat airbag

Post by PetrolDave » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:58 pm

Would she be like the US Nissan Pathfinder advert for "independent front suspension"???
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