z4 E85 Passanger seat

[olsonn]

Car has just failed MOT on airbag light. Looks like it is the passenger occupancy sensor. Looking for a cheap passenger seat to get through the MOT and then sort out a new occupancy mat. Did try an emulator but didn’t work

 

[Usel]

Where abouts are you?

In case you didn't know the airbag light has to be turned off with a code reader.

 

[olsonn]

I am up in Lytham St Annes, the garage tried to reset it but it wouldn’t go off

 

[agent851]

You could code the car, remove the box under the seat and be done with it.

 

[olsonn]

English is fine, need to find somebody who could do it

 

[Usel]

This guy in Blackburn seems to be trying to break every Z4 ever made so hopefully they will have a seat if you have no luck elsewhere

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/580411706869120

 

[inkey$]

For £40 you could get this by 1pm tomorrow if you're quick, then properly diagnose and reset the airbag yourself...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Scanner-Airbag-Engine-Diagnostic-Suitable/dp/B00KL4H2G0/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=c110+scanner+bmw&qid=1682530549&refinements=p_85%3A20930949031&rnid=20930948031&rps=1&sprefix=C110%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1&smid=A3LI5U7VWE9VOQ

 

[Usel]

I will just say it seems strange that the garage couldn't clear the airbag fault.

When I was playing with seats and had a faulty emulator that didn't work I could still clear the fault but it would come back if I drove anywhere.
I bought another emulator which did work and the airbag light obviously stayed off.

I bought my emulator from here:

https://mat-emulators.co.uk/collect...e53-e85-airbag-emulator-passanger-seat-sensor

 

[olsonn]

I bought one of them first, but my seat doesn’t have the black box under the seat that these fit into. I upgraded my seats to the Z4M seats

 

[olsonn]

I have just messaged the bloke in Blackburn, just hope he gets back to me

 

[Usel]

A: lovely seat!

B: Is your car a facelift?

 

[olsonn]

No, it’s a 2004

 

[Usel]

If you don't have your old seats then you need to buy this and the seat emulator you bought will plug into this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15537690...U2LeRmFE72VzpMZMRMs/S5kvk7|tkp:Bk9SR6TDvO_3YQ

Or

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27581944...nYX8mGis9rlIbDeYFUs2Vby6nH|tkp:Bk9SR6TDvO_3YQ

Edit: just came to my senses and realised of course you haven't got your old seat

 

[Usel]

You'll then need to cable tie it up under the seat out the way of anything moving

 

[olsonn]

Just used the £40 scanner mentioned in these comments, error message for airbag and it said under voltage, cleared the error but the light is still on

 

[Usel]

Satellite b pillar left is the fault you need to clear

I think its error code 9895

 

[Usel]

It should say communication fault like this:

 

[olsonn]

After a visit to Zed Shed in Newton Le Willows, problem identified in less than 15 minutes, a crack in the clock spring, secondhand replacement fitted and airbag light removed. Once again, can’t praise Mike enough, always the go to guy for my Z4