I am so tired of this

zedwheels said:
I have a red warning light on too, had it checked at the local garage and it showed a fault with front right actuator? He cleared it but it came back on almost immediately so I now have it booked in with Sytners! £90 ffs :cry: just to put in on their coder. Bloody costly things these cars, thinking to P/X it for a push bike. :roll:
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is that the sensor that put up the abs, the brake light and something else ? its dirt and crap and even rust cus you aint using it enough, try some wd4o on it, i had it too - just use the car and it should go away.
 
road warrior said:
2 things, one - can anybody give me a link to the seat bypass sensor ?
2 - am i right in thinking disconnect the battery before fidding with the connections ?
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just google bmw e46 seat mat bypass there's loads of info out there
a search on here should bring up a load of stuff too
yes I'd disconnect the battery before messing with the mat sensor wiring, but its not strictly necessary, just have the key out of the ignition
 
So I looked at those bypasses, and they say they that set off the passenger airbag regardless so what's the point of it aside of putting the light out?
 
road warrior said:
So I looked at those bypasses, and they say they that set off the passenger airbag regardless so what's the point of it aside of putting the light out?
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Point is, the seat occupancy mat is expensive, and I gather, a right royal pain to do. If you are going to have a shunt hard enough to set off the drivers airbag it doesn’t matter a damn if the passengers airbag goes off too, it’s still a major shunt. Airbag light on = MOT fail. Nuff said?
 
road warrior said:
yes i get that JL-c
was simply commenting to clarify it
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My apologies if I sounded a bit off but I had exactly the same dilemma on the E46 and it was explained to me that way! :rofl:
 
road warrior said:
yes i get that JL-c
was simply commenting to clarify it
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I reckon you are just building up your post count.
the size of some of your threads, you will be a lifer before summer. :lol:
 
is that the sensor that put up the abs, the brake light and something else ? its dirt and crap and even rust cus you aint using it enough, try some wd4o on it, i had it too - just use the car and it should go away.
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No this particular sensor (The Actuator) is linked to the front bumper Pedestrian Protection Sensor that was the first fault found. But I replaced that so that is new, and now I am assuming that because its linked that is why it is now coming up on the diagnostic's ??
The Actuator sensors are positioned to the side of both the bonnet hinges.
 
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