328xi 2011, faulty passenger seat sensor

sri612 · 08-21-2023, 07:07 PM

Hi,
I hardly ever put anything on the passenger seat and the seat sensor seems to have failed on me. I bought this recently:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/323833523267

I understand I need to clear codes after doing the above. Anyone in NJ/NY area willing to help? I am not good at DIY and I don't want to go to dealer for this issue.

Thanks,

ctuna · 08-23-2023, 01:28 PM

Usually this is a problem with the Passanger Seat Sensor.
There is a recall on some model years.
Also there are bypass seat sensor modules if you want to go that route.

there are ton's of info on this and all years are subject to it despite them
only wanting to honour a limited number of years . I suggest you check
the BMW recall website.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/201...7V428-3205.pdf

A hard failure cannot be cleared until the problem causing it is fixed.
Code still needs to cleared after the emulator is installed.

Maybe your emulator is bad.
Or there is a different problem .
What diags do you have.

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sri612 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW 328xi Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	328xi 2011, faulty passenger seat sensor - help Hi, I hardly ever put anything on the passenger seat and the seat sensor seems to have failed on me. I bought this recently: https://www.ebay.com/itm/323833523267 I understand I need to clear codes after doing the above. Anyone in NJ/NY area willing to help? I am not good at DIY and I don't want to go to dealer for this issue. Thanks,
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ctuna Lieutenant General 1911 Rep 13,104 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	Usually this is a problem with the Passanger Seat Sensor. There is a recall on some model years. Also there are bypass seat sensor modules if you want to go that route. there are ton's of info on this and all years are subject to it despite them only wanting to honour a limited number of years . I suggest you check the BMW recall website. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/201...7V428-3205.pdf A hard failure cannot be cleared until the problem causing it is fixed. Code still needs to cleared after the emulator is installed. Maybe your emulator is bad. Or there is a different problem . What diags do you have. Last edited by ctuna; 08-23-2023 at 01:36 PM..
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