Air bag light

[Kia girl]

Ok so I decided to take my passenger seat out which involved disconnecting the airbag and now the airbag light is on. Should I just ignore the light knowing it is because I took the seat out or will it cause problems in any other way? I am thinking once I put the seat back in then the light will go out. Is there a way to by pass that light or anything? When my car gets inspected it will fail for the light. Anybody that knows please let me know what you think.


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[Roamer Joe]

The car must have the weight sensor in the seat to sense low weight for a child sitting in the seat to disable the air bag. The sensor works on resistance, More weight in the seat=less resistance in the sensor. If its a two wire sensor you could try to tie the two wires together where they come out of the carpet, which would be same as someone very heavy sitting in the seat in theory. That will turn on the airbag, so if you are in an accident the airbag will deploy. If you have things packed there they will be blown everywhere. When the light is on I don't think any of the airbags will work if you are in an accident. If possible I think I would put the seat back in.

 

[Motrukdriver]

In Missouri an air bag light is not a failure for inspections. Don't know about your state inspections. Do you have a key option to turn the passenger side air bag off?

 

[Kia girl]

In Missouri an air bag light is not a failure for inspections. Don't know about your state inspections. Do you have a key option to turn the passenger side air bag off?

I will have to check to see if I can turn it off. It is a failure for safety inspection in Massachusetts.


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[abnorm]

Another member used this:

http://www.airbagsystems.com/simulator.html

Mine is also removed and LIT

 

[Kia girl]

Another member used this:

http://www.airbagsystems.com/simulator.html

Mine is also removed and LIT

I figured all seems to be fine so I am just going to ignore it. Most people seem to say the same. I did look at something like that but figured that it isn’t worth it just to turn a light off when I already know why it is on. I was worried at first though.
Thank you


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[highdesertranger]

that's a huge assumption. I don't know the answer but I am not a Kia air bag tech. I suggest you find somebody that really knows what's going on. highdesertranger

 

[Motrukdriver]

I suppose you could always just open the gauge cluster up and take the bulb out.

 

[White+Nerdy]

I suppose you could always just open the gauge cluster up and take the bulb out.

What the inspector doesn't know won't hurt you, right?  I have to do the same to my VW Jetta pickup truck conversion. The donor car had side curtain airbags that I had to remove since half the interior got cut away. Now my airbag light is on, despite having hooked up the relocated inflators after removing the bags themselves to try to avoid the code. Fortunately, the airbag light isn't part of OBD2, so the inspection computer shouldn't register the error when they plug it in, unlike a "check engine" light. You can remove that bulb but the errors will still be in the computer.

With the big crackdown on inspections in MA, with cameras in the station and all that, I wouldn't leave them any excuse to fail a car if you can avoid it. I'll be getting my Jetta reflashed to an earlier year of its generation that didn't have side curtain airbags to eliminate that error. :angel:

 

[Kia girl]

What the inspector doesn't know won't hurt you, right?  I have to do the same to my VW Jetta pickup truck conversion. The donor car had side curtain airbags that I had to remove since half the interior got cut away. Now my airbag light is on, despite having hooked up the relocated inflators after removing the bags themselves to try to avoid the code. Fortunately, the airbag light isn't part of OBD2, so the inspection computer shouldn't register the error when they plug it in, unlike a "check engine" light. You can remove that bulb but the errors will still be in the computer.

With the big crackdown on inspections in MA, with cameras in the station and all that, I wouldn't leave them any excuse to fail a car if you can avoid it. I'll be getting my Jetta reflashed to an earlier year of its generation that didn't have side curtain airbags to eliminate that error. :angel:

I was told to just put the seat back in and clear codes when it needs to be inspected. I have until the end of September before even due for it so I have sometime. Thank you


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[highdesertranger]

you can't just pull the bulb. when you turn the key to on the light comes on, then when you start it the light goes off. they are supposed to turn the key to on and check for the warning light and the check engine light. no light = fail. highdesertranger

 

[Kia girl]

you can't just pull the bulb. when you turn the key to on the light comes on, then when you start it the light goes off. they are supposed to turn the key to on and check for the warning light and the check engine light. no light = fail. highdesertranger

Thank you. I actually am not pulling the bulb. The mechanic said that it is fine and before inspection that I will have to put the seat back in to clear the codes. I have until the end of September for that. So I am going to ignore the light because he said it isn’t causing harm to the other airbags.


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[vsession]

Airbag light always ON (in RED) in the dashboard when the car is running mean the system have an issue and all the airbag will not deploy in an accident. With many component in the system and with many different manufacturer, a vehicle with the red light on, the airbag may or may not deploy, if you want to take that risk it's up to you.

The amber light for the passenger airbag will not affect other airbag, only the red light in the dash indicate a problem with the system.

Remember, Amber light usually mean maintenance (ex: check engine light), Red light mean major issue, this is why oil pressure, brake fluid level, seat-belt, airbag are red in the dashboard.

IMO, you should never pull any bulb from a dashboard.

 

[Kia girl]

I put my seat back in and the light went off completely when I started the car again. It is all set now. I would never pull the bulbs on anything from the dashboard. I am not looking to void my warranty in any way on my car. Not sure if that would do it but I don’t want to chance it.


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