Odd airbag fault.

[ALFAitalia]

On my 212 I've noticed that sometimes, if I'm on my own driving, I get the Passenger airbag malfunction warning on the dash.....but if there is a person in the Passenger seat I don't get the warning. My guess is a fault with the seat occupancy sensor.....but does any one have any other ideas or experience. Any easy fix or workaround? Cheers.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

IIRC The passenger airbag light is always on when the seat doesn’t have a bottom parked in it. The light indicates the airbag is inoperative in case a rear facing child seat is in place.

 

[markjay]

IIRC The passenger airbag light is always on when the seat doesn’t have a bottom parked in it. The light indicates the airbag is inoperative in case a rear facing child seat is in place.

That's the orange light for the passenger air bag. I think the OP is talking about a red(?) SRS warning on the instrument cluster?

 

[markjay]

The Front Passenger Seat Occupancy Sensor is indeed a common fault, parts and labour it's around £250-£300 to fix. There's a cheapo Chinese emulator that you can buy off eBay for a tenner or so, but I wouldn't recommend it.

The other common issue is the seat belt buckle mechanism, a bit cheaper to fix, probably around £150-£200.

The car will need to be scanned with STAR (or iCarsoft) to confirm.

 

[ALFAitalia]

That's the orange light for the passenger air bag. I think the OP is talking about a red(?) SRS warning on the instrument cluster?

Nope....neither!. No warning lights just the text message in the speedo.

 

[ALFAitalia]

There's a cheapo Chinese emulator that you can buy off eBay for a tenner or so, but I wouldn't recommend it.

I looked out of interest.....emulators for other models are sub £10....but the 212 version is closer to £40 or £50!

 

[DSM10000]

I looked out of interest.....emulators for other models are sub £10....but the 212 version is closer to £40 or £50!

If you cannot live with it (I dislike intensely anything that doesn't work as intended) then a session with Star / Xentry is the way forward.

 

[markjay]

(I dislike intensely anything that doesn't work as intended)

Oh yes. I had Start/Stop fixed on my W204, only to then disable it every time I set off. I hate the thing, but if it's fitted to the car, then it must be fully working (so that I turn it off....).