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I cleaned the contacts at the connectors with a generic contact cleaner from the auto parts store.
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Fwiw, I didn't replace any wiring on mine and only used deOxit to clean up the pins/connections.
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small screwdriver or something similar
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probably a small screwdriver or something similar.
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The kit that Porsche sold to fix this issue is supposedly under the part number 000 043 204 32, but it appears that it's no longer available.
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First step is to order some of the DeOxit spray, but if that fails, do I need just a new seatbelt buckle, or the buckle and the repair kit?
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The kit that Porsche sold to fix this issue is supposedly under the part number 000 043 204 32, but it appears that it's no longer available. My passenger side seatbelt receptacle keeps triggering my airbag light. DeOxit spray only temporarily fixed the issue.
Anyone else run into this recently?
I don't have the answer you are looking for, but I would keep the pax side belt buckled at all times when the key is on. Further, I would locate the wiring to the buckle, determine the correct state(open, or closed), and hard wire it that way, or better yet, provide a toggle switch for when the seat is occupied. Don't forget to toggle the switch if the seat is occupied though.
Well that's interesting. I was under the impression that the repair kit had the part number 000 043 204 32 and only included 2 seatbelt receptacles and 2 wiring harnesses.
Maybe I need both kits together? Hmm..
That's interesting. My Indy has one.
What's the purpose of the fault code triggering the light if the airbags still work and the buckle code can simply be reprogrammed to be ignored?
DOT requirement. Some countries don't have the same test standards, and they can disable the sensor to minimize fault codes in those markets.
The US is one of the only countries that has occupancy sensors that work with the seat, and buckle. I suspect DOT set it up as a result of some car seat accidents where a kid was killed while strapped into the front seat in a car seat. But - I'm not sure.
Is it possible to determine if the repair kit has already been installed? My airbag light being triggered by the seat buckle. The image below is the end of the buckle connector under my driver's seat. The wires have clearly been spliced, and to remove the seat completely from the car, I would need to cut the blue and yellow shrink-wrapped wires. Those splices bypass the connector and go directly into the loom.
First step is to order some of the DeOxit spray, but if that fails, do I need just a new seatbelt buckle, or the buckle and the repair kit?
Thanks!
Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead since I can answer your question, I might as well... your picture shows that the TSB for the repair kit has been attempted but without using the repair kit. Since the repair kit includes new pins, I would say that you should redo the repair using the repair kit and following the TSB.
Fwiw, I didn't replace any wiring on mine and only used deOxit to clean up the pins/connections. It's been over a year now and no airbag lights have returned.
I have the airbag light/driver seatbelt issue, hence my searching through threads about this. I put in a new seatbelt receptacle/buckle because the old one was sticky, but this did not fix the issue. I cleaned the contacts at the connectors with a generic contact cleaner from the auto parts store. I also measured resistance between the ground point by the alarm module on the chassis and the ground terminals on the header plug that goes to the seatbelt receptacle and it measured about an ohm. While the thicker ground wires measure a lower resistance, I would be surprised that an fraction of an ohm is enough to through the light, but who knows. I've ordered the grounding kit and will install it.
Right now though every time I clear the airbag code with my Durametric, it comes right back. I've even tried clearing the code, removing the key from the ignition and then putting it back in.
Any thoughts appreciated...
Just ordered it. Thanks for that link - I had seen one like it before but then lost track of it! What press out tool did you use? I know that there is a Porsche specific one, but presumably others are available?
