dErZ Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 So I know I have an issue with the side passenger seat airbag. Car went into Nissan and they diagnosed this, in the process they cut the yellow connectors out from under the seat and soldered the 2 wires together. So there's an issue with the bag which is why the SARS light blinks. So I spoke to zmanalex and he has a spare side bag but I'm a bit broke ATM so I ordered a 2.2 ohm 1/2 watt resistor off of an eBay seller. I cut the 2 soldered wires ( after disconnecting the battery) and installed the resistor on the 2 wires that go into the car. I then did the car on car off key thingy to reset and it worked for 10 mins and the the srs light came back..... Went to a garage and got the error removed again ( still remembered side airbag issue) but the light has come back again. What else can I check/test? Do I only need 1 resistor per seat or does it need multiple resistors? At help greatly appreciated. Quote
Flex Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Sounds complicated and I have not got a clue but in order to attract attention I've replied. I know search is not working but you can do a google search for your topic including 350z-uk and that will be as effective as searching the site (I'm pretty sure). Good luck dude! Quote
The Chubby Ninja Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Is it definetly the passenger side airbag? When i had this problem i took all the connectors apart, cleaned with electrical contact cleaner then reconnected them. After the ignition on/off thing it worked perfectly Quote
dErZ Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 That's what the consult II print out states. It shouldn't be erroring with the resistor in place....... Quote
The Chubby Ninja Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Is that the correct size of resistor that you need? Also id check with a multimeter the resistence across the resistor to make sure they have sent you the right one. If it is im all out of sugestions Quote
Ricey Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Turn it off yourself mate using the airbag reset.........don't pay a garage for that! Quote
Dblock Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 When it came back in did you say Y SO SRS? With the light coming on again it must have a fault. No break in the wires is there? Quote
dErZ Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 I tested the resistors before installing 2.2 on the nose. (All 3 of them) with regards a break in the wire there's only a small length before it goes under the carpet. How am I going to test that? Quote
Dblock Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 I tested the resistors before installing 2.2 on the nose. (All 3 of them) with regards a break in the wire there's only a small length before it goes under the carpet. How am I going to test that? I'm not sure tbh. But I'm sure someone clever can suggest some multimeter tests to check the basics? Quote
dErZ Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 So srs light flashing again so do the ac on light flashes turn off (within 1 sec) leave for 3 secs turn on light flashes turn off (within 1 sec) * 2 then turn on just the usual 2 secs off then 3 secs on so car off and back on in 1 sec light reset... come back to car later light flashing so put it back into diag mode and this time I get 2 quick lights but it doesnt repeat ffs!!! Quote
Shinjuku Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 I've read this can also be caused by the wire in the back of the seat having ruptured. Search my post on a similar issue and you will see who said that. Maybe pm them and ask for more details given the normal fixes are not working for you. Quote
dErZ Posted October 4, 2012 Author Posted October 4, 2012 So I spoke to the chap who had the cable issue in the back of his seat. Alas he couldn't help. Who else has the resistors connected to alleviate the Srs issues? Quote
M13KYF Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Something in here maybe viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17067&hilit=resistor+seat Also slightly different resistor mentioned Quote
dErZ Posted October 5, 2012 Author Posted October 5, 2012 I'll take the seat out on the weekend and see what I can find...... Quote
dErZ Posted October 6, 2012 Author Posted October 6, 2012 So seat out, rear of seat opened up to see if any breaks in the cable, all looks good. Just left the resistor connected to the seat loom and tried the code. Car still shows passenger side airbag faulty. So seat back in all connected up still the same. Mebe my resistors are all dodgy...... Quote
The Chubby Ninja Posted October 6, 2012 Posted October 6, 2012 If youve measured the resistance of them they are not faulty. Its a pain in the ar"e trying to find out whats wrong with things like that Quote
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