After vacuuming under my seat, my Airbag light came on today. After reading everyone's posts about how BMW will charge $$$$ to replace the seatmat or just to reset it... I did a DIY..
Opened the cluster and put black electrical tape behind the "Airbag" icon.
yeah... I know... ghetto... just a temporary fix until I feel like taking it to BMW. only took me 5 minutes
I was going to ask the same thing. I am not sure if this is correct info, but have heard mentioned(but could be wrong info)that if the SRS safety light is on, that the system shuts down the airbags for preventing them from going off incorrectly. So if the airbag light is on, does anyone know for sure if it shuts off the Airbag system? If not, then tape or fuse would be a nice cover-up of that annoying light until a dealer visit.
That is true, your airbags will not deploy in the event of an accident if your light is on. A lot of times the airbag light will go on because of faulty seat belt buckle sensors. IMHO, i think having the airbags disabled is dangerous.
That is true, your airbags will not deploy in the event of an accident if your light is on. A lot of times the airbag light will go on because of faulty seat belt buckle sensors. IMHO, i think having the airbags disabled is dangerous.
The computer should be smart enough to distinguish between a situation where the airbags would deploy erroneously and something as simple as a bad seat belt sensor.
But I guess not according to the posts I have read.
This method of removing the airbag light is just a temporary fix, not permanent. I realize that the airbag light needs a reset due to the install of my new m steering wheel which replaced my tri-spoke wheel.
After vacuuming under my seat, my Airbag light came on today. After reading everyone's posts about how BMW will charge $$$$ to replace the seatmat or just to reset it... I did a DIY..
Opened the cluster and put black electrical tape behind the "Airbag" icon.
yeah... I know... ghetto... just a temporary fix until I feel like taking it to BMW. only took me 5 minutes
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