'98 SLK - Changed seats - Airbag light is on
 

Hi, im Konrad from Sweden, thought i should join this great forum since i managed to get myself a '98 SLK200.

I have a problem tho, i just changed my seats to bucket seats (the original seats were worn down), and since the new seats doesn't have a sensor like the one in the original passenger seat, the AIR BAG OFF light next to the shifter is on and the SRS light in the dash goes on and off from time to time, does anyone know how to solve this?



Oh and by the way, i was thinking about changing the light in the dashpanel to some LED's, does anyone know what type of bulbs that are used behind there?


Thanks alot! :)

you will have to go to the dealer and turn off the srs completly...Most likely you will have to sign a waver, but they can do it.

I was told in a Swedish Mercedes forum that i could just buy a resistor that had the same resistance as the seat and put it in to fool the system. Are you saying that wont work?
What does the seat sensor actually do? Is it just a weight sensor that senses if a child is sitting in the seat and thus disabling the airbag?

Well ya that makes sense...but you will need to measure the resistance of the seat pad and purchase the exact amount of resistors. also if your buckles have ETR's (emergency tensioning retractors) then you will have to do the same with them. just be carefull....if you don't do it right you may trip the control unit into blowing all the airbags off.

hi guys, did u figure this out, i would like to fool the checks for my airbag system too as they where deployed and i dont have enough funds to change the bags for the next few months.

This is not the same problem as you have, you need an airbag dummy, probably about the same fix tho but you need to place some kind of resistor right where your airbag used to be to fool the system.