Mk8 Seat sensors

General
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Having issues with seat sensors.

  1. Trying to test whether seatbelt reminder chime is turned on. How do I know whether previous owner disabled it. I heard that the red seatbelt warning will stay on if the chime is disabled. Also does anyone know when the chime is actives is it by speed or gear the car is on.
  2. The airbag sensor comes on if you move the driver seat back or forth. What could be causing this?

Any help would be appreciated.

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Hi,

The seatbelt chime seems to activate as soon as the car starts moving, possibly around 5-10 km/h, or at least that’s how it feels. In any case, it definitely goes off when the car reaches a certain speed.

As for the airbag light, it could be caused by a loose or broken connector under the seat. I’d recommend disconnecting the negative terminal from the battery before checking it yourself.

3

Should the red seatbelt warning light come on when someone is sitting in the seat when engine idling but the seatbelt is unfastened. My fiesta does not seem to do that but the dashboard (non-red warning) shows the seatbelt is not fastened.

4

I can’t say for sure, sorry. :confused:

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If I don’t do my belt, I get flashing chimes after driving 5 blocks. The light is on the entire time. If my wife doesn’t do her belton the Passenger seat it just disables the airbag for that side and there are no chimes.