Home Forums Articles How To's FAQ Register
Go Back   Xoutpost.com > BMW SAV Forums > X5 (E53) Forum
Arnott
User Name
Password
Member List Premier Membership Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Xoutpost server transfer and maintenance is occurring....
Xoutpost is currently undergoing a planned server migration.... stay tuned for new developments.... sincerely, the management


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 12-06-2021, 03:30 PM
zuvarak's Avatar
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Estonia
Posts: 45
zuvarak is on a distinguished road
Rear head airbag

Hello everyone!

First post!

So here's the deal: Some time ago I bought a 2005 e53 3.0D with ~217k miles.
It's got relatively good service history, but it needs some love.

It apparently had a slight collision or smth, so the left rear door was painted. Car frame itself was not damaged, but the rear head airbag had gone off. In order for me to pass inspection this month, I need to deal with the airbag light in my dash.

I took the headliner slightly apart just so see what I'm dealing with and the previous owner or the workshop just shoved the airbag back in and called it quits.

Could someone help me with the following?
1. If I was going to buy a replacement airbag, plugged it in and cleared the code, will the light stay off or is there something else to it?
2. If I unplug the current airbag, deactivate it with NCS Expert or something else and clear the code, will it stay off as well? - I tried just clearing the code, the light in the dash disappears for a second and comes right back, which is correct, as it understands that it's plugged in and has gone off already.

Any feedback is appreciated!

Best regards
Arthur
Reply With Quote

Sponsored Links

  #2  
Old 12-06-2021, 08:40 PM
andrewwynn's Avatar
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Racine, WI
Posts: 10,818
andrewwynn will become famous soon enough
I think some cars don’t have that air bag. You should be able to code out.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
__________________
2011 E70 • N55 (me)
2012 E70 • N63 (wife)
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 12-07-2021, 01:44 AM
zuvarak's Avatar
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Estonia
Posts: 45
zuvarak is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by andrewwynn View Post
I think some cars don’t have that air bag. You should be able to code out.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Yeah, well I read somewhere, that if I try to code it out while it's still plugged in, the warning light might not go out, so I wanted to get some confirmation here first.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-07-2021, 10:46 AM
andrewwynn's Avatar
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Racine, WI
Posts: 10,818
andrewwynn will become famous soon enough
Rear head airbag

Somebody recently did with seat pad or seatbelt tensioner and I think he found as you are thinking the coding must match. Eg had to unplug if coded out. You might find that thread else any luck that guy will see this one.
__________________
2011 E70 • N55 (me)
2012 E70 • N63 (wife)

Last edited by andrewwynn; 12-07-2021 at 11:19 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-15-2021, 02:12 PM
zuvarak's Avatar
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Estonia
Posts: 45
zuvarak is on a distinguished road
Alright, a little update.
It took me a few hours to disassemble/reassemble some parts of the headliner to find that the rear head airbag has already been unplugged. I deactivated the airbag with NCS Expert, cleared the code with INPA and the light went off and hasn't come back since, yay.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:16 AM.
vBulletin, Copyright 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0
© 2017 Xoutpost.com. All rights reserved. Xoutpost.com is a private enthusiast site not associated with BMW AG.
The BMW name, marks, M stripe logo, and Roundel logo as well as X3, X5 and X6 designations used in the pages of this Web Site are the property of BMW AG.
This web site is not sponsored or affiliated in any way with BMW AG or any of its subsidiaries.