Hi all,
I'll probably change my stupid and ridiculous fronts seats to have some nice leather Recaro (Color Concept).
The original seats have airbags and I know that if I disconnect them to put the Recaro all the airbags (so the remainning 2 frontal ones) will also be disconnected and the Warning light will be ON on the dash board...so do you know a way to disconnect the two sides airbags and still have the two frontals working properly?
thanx alot!
Disconnecting seats airbag
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dis connect battery
wait half an hour
unplug the seat airbag
remove seat
shout out the plug with a 220 owm resistor and it sould work if not test the airbag with a multimeter and then the reading you get will bein ohms so try shorting the connecter with the closest value resistor you can find and btw you cant just remove the bulb as the car will not pass its yearly instection (MOT/ control technique) with out the airbag lamp coming on showing the diagnostic self test when the ign is switched on
wait half an hour
unplug the seat airbag
remove seat
shout out the plug with a 220 owm resistor and it sould work if not test the airbag with a multimeter and then the reading you get will bein ohms so try shorting the connecter with the closest value resistor you can find and btw you cant just remove the bulb as the car will not pass its yearly instection (MOT/ control technique) with out the airbag lamp coming on showing the diagnostic self test when the ign is switched on
Tim,
YES. The 'check airbag' light will come on, IIRC.
Make sure you disconnect the battery (both sides) and leave it for a while before you unplug the connector. Also, double check with VW to make sure that disconnecting the battery is enough! It's explosive stuff, afterall.
Oh, and welcome to the forum!
YES. The 'check airbag' light will come on, IIRC.
Make sure you disconnect the battery (both sides) and leave it for a while before you unplug the connector. Also, double check with VW to make sure that disconnecting the battery is enough! It's explosive stuff, afterall.
Oh, and welcome to the forum!