Front seat removal, airbag concern?

Post by **darrylrobert** » 29 Jun 2020, 04:54

ive disconnected and re connected my front and rear seats numerous times without disconnecting the battery, no deployments. I once also used my cell phone at a gas station, no explosion.

Post by **abscate** » 29 Jun 2020, 05:04

You can pop an SRS code if you leave the power up and disconnect a seat from 1999-

It’s a pain to clear if you don’t have VIDA or a upscale scanner

Post by **jonesg** » 29 Jun 2020, 13:53

I got srs when I unplugged the rear seat harness, bought a $240 autel to clear code, then another $300 for vida setup on a laptop.
$550 later.... I now unhook the battery first.

Post by **- Pete -** » 29 Jun 2020, 16:34

Technically, you can unplug the seat modules with the battery still hooked up. You just must first wait until all signs of life have shut down - key out, all lights & bells off, usually takes no more than 5-10 minutes. I tested this just 2 days ago to see. Yes, you will pop an SRS DIM message if you unplug them while power is still coursing the network. Easy to clear in ViDA though.