04 Hall sensor, seat height: Open Circuit

[Z4000]

Hi Z4 Forum

I really hope you can help me.
Today I tried swapping my normal leather seats, to the M sport version (the car is a 2003 E85).
The seats are Right-hand drive, and I needed them converted to Left. I swapped both control units and wiring harnesses from my original seats. When I turned the car on and used my OBD reader it said "04 Hall sensor, seat height: open circuit".
I have now swapped back the original seats and the same code is still there.

I have tried to Google, but can't seem to find any solution.

Any suggestions?

Someone, please help me

 

[enuff_zed]

Is anything not working?
Is it possible that code was there before?

 

[Z4000]

Everything is working. I tried erasing the code, but reappears immediately afterwards.

 

[enuff_zed]

Everything is working. I tried erasing the code, but reappears immediately afterwards.

My point is that maybe it’s always been there. If everything is working and you didn’t have a code reader you’d be unaware and perfectly happy.

 

[Z4000]

That could be the case, but I have a warning light in the dashboard now. Which i did not before

 

[enuff_zed]

That could be the case, but I have a warning light in the dashboard now. Which i did not before

Well you never said that!
What warning light is it?

[ref]Usel[/ref] does a lot with seats. Maybe he can help?

 

[Z4000]

The car shows an ‘airbag light’ but my OBD Reader, does not show any codes for the airbag. Should I take it to a certified dealer to get it scanned properly?

 

[enuff_zed]

The car shows an ‘airbag light’ but my OBD Reader, does not show any codes for the airbag. Should I take it to a certified dealer to get it scanned properly?

Ah I see.
That is possibly self-induced tbh. Did you disconnect the battery for 20 minutes or so before you unplugged the seats?
If not then that is likely to have set the airbag light. Unless you have someone nearby who has a reader good enough to reset it then it may be a trip to a dealer, or at least a garage that has suitable equipment.
First try disconnecting the battery for 20 minutes then reconnecting it. If you are really lucky that may work.
It may also have nothing at all to do with the code you have.

 

[Usel]

There are 2 airbag codes you have to clear.

I assume when you put the new m-sports seats in your car you didn't do anything to bypass the occupancy sensor or put an occupancy sensor in the passenger seat?

Putting your old seats in the car will not clear the airbag light.

The 2 codes your have to clear are the sbsl and sbsr I think?

 

[Z4000]

The car shows an ‘airbag light’ but my OBD Reader, does not show any codes for the airbag. Should I take it to a certified dealer to get it scanned properly?

Ah I see.
That is possibly self-induced tbh. Did you disconnect the battery for 20 minutes or so before you unplugged the seats?
If not then that is likely to have set the airbag light. Unless you have someone nearby who has a reader good enough to reset it then it may be a trip to a dealer, or at least a garage that has suitable equipment.
First try disconnecting the battery for 20 minutes then reconnecting it. If you are really lucky that may work.
It may also have nothing at all to do with the code you have.

I just tried disconnecting the battery, did not work. I will try to get it to a dealer, and get it properly reset. Thank you for your help

 

[Z4000]

There are 2 airbag codes you have to clear.

I assume when you put the new m-sports seats in your car you didn't do anything to bypass the occupancy sensor or put an occupancy sensor in the passenger seat?

Putting your old seats in the car will not clear the airbag light.

The 2 codes your have to clear are the sbsl and sbsr I think?

I used an 'Airbag Emulator Passenger Seat' that I bought from Mat-emulators.co.uk

Maybe that is the wrong part to bypass the occupancy sensor. Not 100% sure.

 

[Usel]

There are 2 airbag codes you have to clear.

I assume when you put the new m-sports seats in your car you didn't do anything to bypass the occupancy sensor or put an occupancy sensor in the passenger seat?

Putting your old seats in the car will not clear the airbag light.

The 2 codes your have to clear are the sbsl and sbsr I think?

I used an 'Airbag Emulator Passenger Seat' that I bought from Mat-emulators.co.uk

Maybe that is the wrong part to bypass the occupancy sensor. Not 100% sure.

I've used the same emulator from Mat and have had no problems.

Find out how much it will cost to clear the airbag light. Then consider buying a code reader that can clear the airbag fault light because its very likely you may get another one before you finally get those M-Sport seats working in your car.

 

[Z4000]

There are 2 airbag codes you have to clear.

I assume when you put the new m-sports seats in your car you didn't do anything to bypass the occupancy sensor or put an occupancy sensor in the passenger seat?

Putting your old seats in the car will not clear the airbag light.

The 2 codes your have to clear are the sbsl and sbsr I think?

I used an 'Airbag Emulator Passenger Seat' that I bought from Mat-emulators.co.uk

Maybe that is the wrong part to bypass the occupancy sensor. Not 100% sure.

I've used the same emulator from Mat and have had no problems.

Find out how much it will cost to clear the airbag light. Then consider buying a code reader that can clear the airbag fault light because its very likely you may get another one before you finally get those M-Sport seats working in your car.

What code reader would you recommend?

 

[Usel]

I bought this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Multi-system-Diagnostic-V2-0-iCarsoft/dp/B0791C1VVD

But read this thread about other possibly cheaper options from other forum users:

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=132273

 

[Z4000]

I bought this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Multi-system-Diagnostic-V2-0-iCarsoft/dp/B0791C1VVD

But read this thread about other possibly cheaper options from other forum users:

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=132273

Thank you so much for your help. Bought one that should be able to do the job.

Can’t wait to get those M seats working properly

 

[Z4000]

There are 2 airbag codes you have to clear.

I assume when you put the new m-sports seats in your car you didn't do anything to bypass the occupancy sensor or put an occupancy sensor in the passenger seat?

Putting your old seats in the car will not clear the airbag light.

The 2 codes your have to clear are the sbsl and sbsr I think?

The issue has been resolved.
Managed to get rid of the airbag light by clearing SBSL and SBSR.
The seats now work flawlessly.

Absolutely love this forum - Always super helpful.

 

[Usel]

That's great

Seats look fabulous in your Zed