370z passenger airbag light

kennyz · 12-16-2015, 11:41 AM

Hi guys , I am new to this forum. I just recently purchased my z last week 09 with 32k miles. I absolutely love this car! I tried doing some search regarding my problem but I had not find anything similar to my problem. Current problem is my passenger airbag light isn't illuminating at all whether there is a passenger or not. To my understanding from reading the manual , also with most cars, the passenger airbag light should illuminate when there Is no passenger sitting in the seat indicating that the airbag won't deflate, but my light isn't the case , it just doesn't light up at all besides when I turn on my car for the first 5 secs then it just stays off with the illumination. I am worry for my girlfriend since she is the one sitting in That seat. I had took the car to the dealership couple days ago and they said airbag is functioning properly , no error codes was found in the system. Today I took it to my usual car shop , he tells me the same thing, nobody can explain to me why it won't light up. There has to be an explanation. I am wondering if anyone of my fellow z owners had encounter this problem and can give me some help. Thank you so much for everyones time on reading this.
Kenny

kenchan · 12-16-2015, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyz

Hi guys , I am new to this forum. I just recently purchased my z last week 09 with 32k miles. I absolutely love this car! I tried doing some search regarding my problem but I had not find anything similar to my problem. Current problem is my passenger airbag light isn't illuminating at all whether there is a passenger or not. To my understanding from reading the manual , also with most cars, the passenger airbag light should illuminate when there Is no passenger sitting in the seat indicating that the airbag won't deflate, but my light isn't the case , it just doesn't light up at all besides when I turn on my car for the first 5 secs then it just stays off with the illumination. I am worry for my girlfriend since she is the one sitting in That seat. I had took the car to the dealership couple days ago and they said airbag is functioning properly , no error codes was found in the system. Today I took it to my usual car shop , he tells me the same thing, nobody can explain to me why it won't light up. There has to be an explanation. I am wondering if anyone of my fellow z owners had encounter this problem and can give me some help. Thank you so much for everyones time on reading this.
Kenny

sagging middle-aged woman's dream..

hummmm... i thought it only illuminates constantly when there is a light weighted passenger on the seat?

kenchan · 12-16-2015, 11:46 AM

maybe try placing some weight like 40-50lbs on the seat and see wat happens?

JARblue · 12-16-2015, 11:48 AM

Normal operation. It comes on briefly to indicate that it does not detect a presence in the seat that would trigger the airbag operation. It does not stay on because it detects zero load on the seat. It wouldn't make sense for the light to stay on all the time when you never have a passenger.

Put something around 20-40 lbs in the seat and see if the light comes on and stays on while driving. There has to be enough weight on the seat for it to detect that there is something there and less than the weight limit that triggers the airbag. In this range, the light should stay on.

kennyz · 12-16-2015, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

Normal operation. It comes on briefly to indicate that it does not detect a presence in the seat that would trigger the airbag operation. It does not stay on because it detects zero load on the seat. It wouldn't make sense for the light to stay on all the time when you never have a passenger.

Put something around 20-40 lbs in the seat and see if the light comes on and stays on while driving. There has to be enough weight on the seat for it to detect that there is something there and less than the weight limit that triggers the airbag. In this range, the light should stay on.

I am going to try to do that when I am home, I understand what you saying though. I guess I misunderstood the manual? To my understandings when I read it, is it will light up if no passenger on it indicating it won't deflate. Thank you so much for your input

kenchan · 12-16-2015, 01:20 PM

please use the term DEPLOY not DEFLATE.. and u're welcome.

kennyz · 12-16-2015, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

maybe try placing some weight like 40-50lbs on the seat and see wat happens?

I shall. Thank you!

kenchan · 12-16-2015, 01:21 PM

yah the indicator is confusing.. i agree with dat.

fzgood · 12-16-2015, 01:22 PM

Mine lights up when my mother takes the passenger seat. It turns off after meals.

kenchan · 12-16-2015, 01:24 PM

u ride with your mother?

fzgood · 12-16-2015, 01:27 PM

I take her out to dinner regularly. How do you treat your mother?

kenchan · 12-16-2015, 01:28 PM

like crap compared to you... dang

my mom's never seen my Z in person..

kenchan · 12-16-2015, 01:29 PM

my pops have never seen my Z in person either..

kind hard cause they live in another continent.

kennyz · 12-16-2015, 02:06 PM

So I am guessing everyone else z passenger light don't illumate at all unless maybe 20-40lb of weights are on? So I am guessig mine is normal then�� just have to make sure with weight when I am home!

kenchan · 12-16-2015, 02:10 PM

when i had my son in the Z (when he was smaller) i remember the light coming on.

but besides this, i dont think i remember seeing it on. same goes with my dd's passenger SRS indicator. 99% of the time it's off.
give the weight thing a try to be sure.

12-16-2015, 11:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
kennyz Base Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: ny Posts: 64 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 9	370z passenger airbag light Hi guys , I am new to this forum. I just recently purchased my z last week 09 with 32k miles. I absolutely love this car! I tried doing some search regarding my problem but I had not find anything similar to my problem. Current problem is my passenger airbag light isn't illuminating at all whether there is a passenger or not. To my understanding from reading the manual , also with most cars, the passenger airbag light should illuminate when there Is no passenger sitting in the seat indicating that the airbag won't deflate, but my light isn't the case , it just doesn't light up at all besides when I turn on my car for the first 5 secs then it just stays off with the illumination. I am worry for my girlfriend since she is the one sitting in That seat. I had took the car to the dealership couple days ago and they said airbag is functioning properly , no error codes was found in the system. Today I took it to my usual car shop , he tells me the same thing, nobody can explain to me why it won't light up. There has to be an explanation. I am wondering if anyone of my fellow z owners had encounter this problem and can give me some help. Thank you so much for everyones time on reading this. Kenny

12-16-2015, 11:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	maybe try placing some weight like 40-50lbs on the seat and see wat happens? JARblue likes this.

12-16-2015, 11:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Normal operation. It comes on briefly to indicate that it does not detect a presence in the seat that would trigger the airbag operation. It does not stay on because it detects zero load on the seat. It wouldn't make sense for the light to stay on all the time when you never have a passenger. Put something around 20-40 lbs in the seat and see if the light comes on and stays on while driving. There has to be enough weight on the seat for it to detect that there is something there and less than the weight limit that triggers the airbag. In this range, the light should stay on. kenchan and sx moneypit like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

12-16-2015, 01:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	yah the indicator is confusing.. i agree with dat. JARblue likes this.

12-16-2015, 01:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
fzgood Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 136 Drives: '13 370z 6MT TS PW Rep Power: 25	I take her out to dinner regularly. How do you treat your mother? kenchan likes this.

12-16-2015, 01:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	please use the term DEPLOY not DEFLATE.. and u're welcome.

12-16-2015, 01:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
fzgood Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 136 Drives: '13 370z 6MT TS PW Rep Power: 25	Mine lights up when my mother takes the passenger seat. It turns off after meals.

12-16-2015, 01:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	u ride with your mother?

12-16-2015, 01:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	like crap compared to you... dang my mom's never seen my Z in person..

12-16-2015, 01:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	my pops have never seen my Z in person either.. kind hard cause they live in another continent.

12-16-2015, 02:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
kennyz Base Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: ny Posts: 64 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 9	So I am guessing everyone else z passenger light don't illumate at all unless maybe 20-40lb of weights are on? So I am guessig mine is normal then�� just have to make sure with weight when I am home!

12-16-2015, 02:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	when i had my son in the Z (when he was smaller) i remember the light coming on. but besides this, i dont think i remember seeing it on. same goes with my dd's passenger SRS indicator. 99% of the time it's off. give the weight thing a try to be sure.

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