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Can I drive without passanger seat, airbag problems?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:51 pm
by hajonnes
Polo 6R EU.
Hi,
To remove the passanger side front seat, I need to disconnect the battery/ turn of the egnition.
Otherwise I will trip the airbags.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP3B2JFABkw
Afther removal is it possible to drive with the seat removed?
I.e. reconnect the battery and turn the egnition on without tripping the airbags?
Re: Can I drive without passanger seat, airbag problems?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:57 pm
by iichel
Yes you can but it will still illuminate the airbag warning light
Re: Can I drive without passanger seat, airbag problems?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:17 pm
by Maarten
and will probably require faultcodes to be erased from airbag module afterwards
Re: Can I drive without passanger seat, airbag problems?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:51 pm
by hajonnes
Do you know, if I disable the airbag on the passanger side, will I still get a fault code?
Re: Can I drive without passanger seat, airbag problems?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 4:00 pm
by iichel
Yes you will
Re: Can I drive without passanger seat, airbag problems?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:36 pm
by hajonnes
Does anyone know if I can somehow fool the computer by placing a resistor in the connector instead?
How many ohms and where I should put it?
I have done it on a previous car I have owned. The car did not have the ability to switch of the passanger airbag. So when I installed a kid seat and removed the airbag, I installed a resistor in its place to avoid fault codes.
Re: Can I drive without passanger seat, airbag problems?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 10:18 pm
by iichel
The only advice I'll give is not to mess with airbag systems. Really don't.
Re: Can I drive without passanger seat, airbag problems?
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 10:23 pm
by amer6R
measure the airbag with multimeter in resistance mode? I mean the resistance on the connector that ur removing?
i think simple elm327 can clear the codes