Aly Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) EDIT: I also feel the need to mention something that I came across on another forum! An eBay member is selling these so called units but are made extremely badly.. I believe It's the same seller using my pictures in previous auctions.. Here are a couple of links... http://forum.bmw5.co...393#entry674393 http://forum.e46fana...44#post14175944 The seller in question is... airbagmodules & a3_thr I hope that it's okay to do this, but feel the need to warn the public of this... I would however recommend http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330695789403 Hi all... Just thought I would do a little DIY on this. Although its very easy to do... If you've had this problem you'll know how annoying it is to have a warning light on your dash! With this DIY I hope it will eliminate the dredded SRS Passenger seat Occupancy sensor. Firstly make sure you've had a diagnosis done to determine that this is the actuall problem/fault. Replacing the occupancy sensor mat is very costly and time consuming. But you can buy these Occupancy Sensor Bypass kits on E-Bay for less than £20. This is the kit. FIG 1 CAUTION - Do not fit to vehicles that carry a child seat in the front passenger seat Tools required 1. Crimp Tool. 2. 2 zip ties. 3. 10mm Spanner or Socket (to disconnnect battery) For the puropse of the DIY I removed the passenger seat, however this can be easily done without doing so. 1. Disconnect battery, using 10mm spanner/socket and leave to stand for 10 minutes. 2. Locate the Occupancy sensor control module under the passenger seat. This can be found towards the rear of the seat. Please see FIG 2 3. Unclip the control Module and lower to the floor giving better access to the black mulitplug. 4. Cut the Occupancy sensor wires just before they disappear into the seat base. Please see FIG 3 5. Strip the ends of the blue and white wires. Please see FIG 4 6. Now connect your new bypass module to the corresponding wires using the connectors and crimp tool. Please see fig 5 7. Re-connect the black multiplug (now with the bypass module attached) to the occupancy sensor module, and re-attach the control module to the seat and fasten the bypass module using the cable ties. Please see FIG 6 8. Re-connect the battery using the 10mm spanner/socket. 9. You may need to clear the SRS code using a compatiable diagnostic equipment. (however I did not have to do this), and hey presto the light should disappear. Please see FIG 7 Hope this helps Property of Aly® Edited April 14, 2012 by Aly Ascorpionze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///Marty Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Great DIY Aly. I'm sure plenty of people will find that very handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob- Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Nice write up m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanwest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 sorry to threat hijack... but mine doesnt show when i have seat belt off on drivers side... am i only one or does the car just not warn about no drivers seat belt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdave Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 nice writeup mate, i did about week ago and it cleared the passenger occupancy detector error, but now shows belt tensioner firing mechanism error, can anyone shed any light on that? sorry dont mean to hijack the thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH0X Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Good DIY considering this is a common fault. Thanks Might be worth mentioning if you sell the car though, or worth investigating if your buying a used car. Does anyone know how much you should look to pay to get it diagnosed on a machine (to see if this IS the cause of your airbag light) And how much it costs to clear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I have this error light on occasionally... Does the bypass unit fool the car into thinking someone is in the seat all the time then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aly Posted February 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 I have this error light on occasionally... Does the bypass unit fool the car into thinking someone is in the seat all the time then? Yip pretty much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dub Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 I know mine is gone too, I did read somewhere one problem was BMW made the wires a little short to them so when the passanger seat gets moved back this can cause plug issues, so may always be worth a look at that first, I know I use to have that problem on another car with the same thing, the plug was dodgy not the unit. The one on my car I know thats the error from my inspection 2 I had last year, but as I am on the look out for leather seats have not bothered to replace the mat pressure pad(as thats most likely what it is), yet if i dont find seats soon, i will just do this mod as a temp fix Oncew my light is out, I will waiot for my next service to have the error cleared off rather than pay out just for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squibby Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Thanks very much for the guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philgrady Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Hi everyone, just carried out the above, but with one change, here is a circuit from the net to make your own bypass module. The parts cost me £0.50 from maplin and a bit of solder and wire. I installed it and then reset the airbag light and hey presto, the light is gone. Circuit diagram attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fahim-mo Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 If you are afraid like me of cutting wires then you can do what I did. I bought this from an Ebay seller in Germany: It's simply plug and play. After I plugged it in I had to get my airbag light reset by my garage. Cost of module was £11 including postage from Germany. My mechanic charged me £15 to reset the error codes. If interested the ebay seller was this guy: ebay link The listings are all in German language but I simply used yahoo babelfish translator to work out what everything said. Shop around though because for some reason the price has gone up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T.C Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 I can do this by programing by NCS ..... without install additional module..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob- Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) This DIY is so good that the seller of the bypass module I've just bought from eBay has copied it and printed it out and is sending it out as instructions!!! Aly you should sue for copyright theft lol Edit: they've also put a copyright sign on the sheet lol Edited April 5, 2011 by ROB1986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aly Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 This DIY is so good that the seller of the bypass module I've just bought from eBay has copied it and printed it out and is sending it out as instructions!!! Aly you should sue for copyright theft lol Edit: they've also put a copyright sign on the sheet lol Cheeky f*****s... Can you pm me the seller please Rob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob- Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Think your inbox might be full as it won't let me send Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aly Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Oops, I've cleared some messages! Cheers for this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob- Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Still won't send, could post it here and ask a mod to delete it and clear the thread up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aly Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Have deleted a fair few more from my laptop now, hope that works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aly Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I'll just pm you my e-mail address... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aly Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Its not letting me send anything either, must be a problem!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aly Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Cheers Rob got your message, but it won't let me reply back But I'm going to contact them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob- Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 No probs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) Cheers Rob got your message, but it won't let me reply back But I'm going to contact them... Hehehe! Cheeky pikeys! Let us know how that chat goes! Edited April 5, 2011 by Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPYMAN Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi guys, Any idea what the by-pass's consist of ? Being rather cynical, I thought it might just 'short out' the blue/white cable. I saw one on e-bay - without a case etc, just looked like a blue & white cable soldered together & hidden in a sheath. thanks folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
