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well ill b gettin some new seats(Recaro SRD) and need to be reassured with this srs/airbag issue. the guy who has em told me that even with the side air bags disconnected and the srs light on the fronts will still deploy b.c he had the same thing w/o side air bags and the fronts still deployed. is this true? i need to be certain before i actually go through with this even though he says it will. also he says that even if i disconnect the seat indicator plugs that the light wont go off...is that true too? need help asap! THX

 
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if the SRS light is on because of a malfunction, the airbags wont deploy. Now if you dont have any issues and are going to install new seats, disconnect the battery and wait 3 minutes before you start disconnecting any SRS wires. that will drain the backup power from the SRS system.

 
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it is possible for the airbags to deploy even with the SRS light on. it says so in the manual. It just depends on what is causing it to be on. I think the main airbags would still work if you removed the side airbags because they work somewhat independantly from the main airbags.

 
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If you have an SRS light on and get into an accident, the air bags arent going to deploy. I mean some cars may still deploy, but from what I have learned and been told, any malfunction will disarm the system. Its just like the ABS system. If the ABS light is on, the ABS system is inactive untill the ABS problem has been fixed. It still gives you regular brakes, but not ABS. If the SRS light is on, the SRS system is inop untill that malfunction is corrected. Now I am not sure about the passenger side airbag issue though.

But all you need to do is remove the battery and wait 3 minutes for the backup power supply to be drained.

 
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What page of the manaul is that on because I have never seen it before.

 
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hrmm im not sure if that power drain will work but i may b wrong b.c the srs light will still come on everytime i start the car b.c the plug is disconnected right? if so i see no point in doin that but if it works hell im good for it.

 
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2002 civic owners manual, pg. 51

it does NOT say will NOT deploy.. I know this because my friend wrecked his 98 accord and the SRS light was on, front airbags still deployed. The light was on because 1 crash sensor had been disconnected, but the other was still operational. I guess the computer made the decision to deploy the bags even though only 1 frontal crash sensor was functional.

 
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The airbags most certainly will still deploy in case of an accident. The seat belt sensor is just part of the SRS system and to be used in conjunction with the airbag system to provide safety for the passengers. The actual airbag sensors along with the control module and finally the airbags work together for the airbags to deploy and do not need a signal from the seat belt sensor (connected or not) to tell them to go off.

When I got my seats removed to get upholstered , I made the mistake of starting up the car with the seat belt sensor disconnected and needed it reflashed by a shop after the seats and sensor were hooked back up.

I would try what they suggested hear about disconnecting the battery, it woulnd't hurt to try.

 
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why dont you just do the srs reset trick? I did it after i installed my rsx seats.

 
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ok, I see that in there. I guess it does all come down to what skipbarber said, it all depends on what the problem is if there is a SRS light on. I have been taught that any SRS problem will cause the airbags to not deploy.

 
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Ok to add to this, does anyone have a solution to "fooling" the ECU to thinking the SRS system is still functional, and no I'm not talking about resetting the SRS, I'm talking about creating a circuit that will trick the ECU into thinking the SRS is still functional so that the SRS light WON'T come on not matter how many of the SRS connections you disconnect?

 
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yes, disconnect the battery and let the car sit for 5-10 minutes before you unplug anything. Once you finished what youre doing, plug everything back in and reconnect your battery. Voila, no SRS light.

 
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quick questions, i have si seats in my car but they do not have the side airbags. my srs light is on, if i do the srs reset trick, will the srs light go back on since the srs plug itself is unplugged?

 
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i know how to make the SRS light stay off.. Leave the stock seats in. whats wrong with them?

hey, nevermind, i get it... when youre racing. and you wreck... at least you will be comfortable when you die... it makes sense now..

 
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thats wat im trying to find out too. yes i noe the srs light will b gone but wouldnt it just come bak on after you start the car b.c the plug isnt connected?

 
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the light will keep coming back on until the problem is fixed, you cant just reset it while it is missing components and expect the light not to come on anymore.

 
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word in the past was to check the resistance of the item connected and match to make it THINK there is a load. If you dont understand what Im saying then dont bother trying to do it.

 
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yea i know wat you are saying cause i was searching like crazy all last night and found someone that did an aftermarket steering wheel or i think it was a steering with airbags but not the one that would work with the car so he just took resistors(sp?) and put them on the plug tricking the computer to think their is something there. ill prob try that out sooner or later.

 
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if your car came with side air bags then the light will continue to be on. Mine did not come with side air bags, so the srs reset trick worked for me.

 
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DO NOT start messing around with the SRS system to try and trick it. if there is a problem, get it fixed. the airbags arent something that you should be fooling around with. If you start trying to add resistors and what not, you could set off the airbags and seriously injure yourself.

 
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id rather drive with the SRS light on than shoving resistors in the pins, i bet the slightest variance in resistance can cause bad things to happen.

 
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you have side airbags?!!!!! what a rip!!! i dont!!!