Airbag Warning/Fault - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

raceing86 · 01-01-2013, 01:34 PM

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I was sitting in park last night in a driveway, talking on the phone, when I got the "Passenger Restraint System" warning. I had been sitting there maybe 15 minutes when I got the warning.

I was sitting in the driver's seat, buckled in. Nothing was in the passenger's seat.

Anyone else had this happen? I did a quick search, but didn't see anything relevant.

This has been my first problem with my F30. It has 6341 miles on it.

After a restart the code went away.

1st pic: iDrive display
2nd pic: Dash Display
3rd pic: Hidden/Locked Dash Menu ('Check' Submenu)
4th pic: Blurry HUD warning

kppanic · 01-02-2013, 11:40 AM

I've had this problem for some time now, first time I saw it was around 3000km i believe and I am currently at ~10500 km. Warning just comes and goes.

Took it to the dealer twice to fix it. The second time around they said some part in it is faulty (i.e. some sensor/electronics) but since the car is so new we won't have new parts until March 2013.

I just live with it now. Annoying but hey, what can you do?

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Originally Posted by raceing86

I was sitting in park last night in a driveway, talking on the phone, when I got the "Passenger Restraint System" warning. I had been sitting there maybe 15 minutes when I got the warning.

I was sitting in the driver's seat, buckled in. Nothing was in the passenger's seat.

Anyone else had this happen? I did a quick search, but didn't see anything relevant.

This has been my first problem with my F30. It has 6341 miles on it.

After a restart the code went away.

1st pic: iDrive display
2nd pic: Dash Display
3rd pic: Hidden/Locked Dash Menu ('Check' Submenu)
4th pic: Blurry HUD warning

jdbingo · 01-07-2013, 08:50 AM

My car is a 2012 335i, Luxury. I am having the same problem with the passenger airbag. I just bought the car with 2600 miles, and it started when I would get on the highway with no passenger about 20-40 miles into a drive. The car is currently at the shop and they have had it for about a week. I will let you know if they get it fixed, and what they say. I hopefully will have the car back this week.

jdbingo · 01-09-2013, 10:02 PM

My car has been in the shop for 6 business days, and my service rep told me today that the wiring harness is not the problem for the airbag, but it actually wiring itself that is bad. They are having to re-wire the airbag, and I hopefully should get the car back on Friday. That will be total of 8 business days and almost 2 weeks of me not having my car for this problem. I hope that I will not have to post again, and this fixes the problem.

jdbingo · 01-20-2013, 10:59 AM

My car has been back for about a week, and they fixed the problem. Wiring going to the passenger seat airbag sensor on the bottom of the seat was faulty and replaced. In order to replace this wiring, the seat, carpet, and glove box were removed from the car, and the wiring was run and replaced to the airbag module. This has seemed to fix the problem as I have not had an issue in a little over a week. If you have this problem, this may be the answer. Good luck.

zofinger · 01-20-2013, 11:17 AM

thanks for posting - let's cross fingers this is the permanent fix

shivaswrath · 01-20-2013, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raceing86

I was sitting in park last night in a driveway, talking on the phone, when I got the "Passenger Restraint System" warning. I had been sitting there maybe 15 minutes when I got the warning.

I was sitting in the driver's seat, buckled in. Nothing was in the passenger's seat.

Anyone else had this happen? I did a quick search, but didn't see anything relevant.

This has been my first problem with my F30. It has 6341 miles on it.

After a restart the code went away.

1st pic: iDrive display
2nd pic: Dash Display
3rd pic: Hidden/Locked Dash Menu ('Check' Submenu)
4th pic: Blurry HUD warning

All 335i's?
So frustrating to hear... Glad there is some resolution.

jdbingo · 03-02-2013, 09:02 PM

After about 2 months, the passenger airbag fault is back. I will have to go back to the dealer to find a new solution. This is disappointing.

fotios335i · 03-02-2013, 11:47 PM

Mines been doing it since 10 miles. I now have 9k. I gave up. Sometimes it very rarely happens then it goes through a period of doing it all the time. It's s vicious cycle. Annoying. Only problem with the car so far.

01-01-2013, 01:34 PM	#1
raceing86 Private First Class Drives: '13 335i Sport Melb. Red Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 141 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW 335i [5.00]	Airbag Warning/Fault Featured on BIMMERPOST.com I was sitting in park last night in a driveway, talking on the phone, when I got the "Passenger Restraint System" warning. I had been sitting there maybe 15 minutes when I got the warning. I was sitting in the driver's seat, buckled in. Nothing was in the passenger's seat. Anyone else had this happen? I did a quick search, but didn't see anything relevant. This has been my first problem with my F30. It has 6341 miles on it. After a restart the code went away. 1st pic: iDrive display 2nd pic: Dash Display 3rd pic: Hidden/Locked Dash Menu ('Check' Submenu) 4th pic: Blurry HUD warning Attached Images __________________ 2013 335i F30 Melb Red Dakota Black/Red highlight Sport Line, Driver Assistance, Driver Assistance Plus, Dynamic Handling, Premium Pkg, Tech Pkg, Sport Auto Trans, Active Cruise Control, Heated Front Seats, Auto High Beams, Parking Assistant, Harmon Kardon
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01-07-2013, 08:50 AM	#3
jdbingo Registered Drives: 2012 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hallandale Beach, Florida Posts: 4 iTrader: (0)	Passenger Airbag Malfunction My car is a 2012 335i, Luxury. I am having the same problem with the passenger airbag. I just bought the car with 2600 miles, and it started when I would get on the highway with no passenger about 20-40 miles into a drive. The car is currently at the shop and they have had it for about a week. I will let you know if they get it fixed, and what they say. I hopefully will have the car back this week.

01-09-2013, 10:02 PM	#4
jdbingo Registered Drives: 2012 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hallandale Beach, Florida Posts: 4 iTrader: (0)	Passenger Airbag Malfunction My car has been in the shop for 6 business days, and my service rep told me today that the wiring harness is not the problem for the airbag, but it actually wiring itself that is bad. They are having to re-wire the airbag, and I hopefully should get the car back on Friday. That will be total of 8 business days and almost 2 weeks of me not having my car for this problem. I hope that I will not have to post again, and this fixes the problem.

01-20-2013, 10:59 AM	#5
jdbingo Registered Drives: 2012 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hallandale Beach, Florida Posts: 4 iTrader: (0)	Airbag Passenger Fault Fixed My car has been back for about a week, and they fixed the problem. Wiring going to the passenger seat airbag sensor on the bottom of the seat was faulty and replaced. In order to replace this wiring, the seat, carpet, and glove box were removed from the car, and the wiring was run and replaced to the airbag module. This has seemed to fix the problem as I have not had an issue in a little over a week. If you have this problem, this may be the answer. Good luck.

03-02-2013, 09:02 PM	#8
jdbingo Registered Drives: 2012 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hallandale Beach, Florida Posts: 4 iTrader: (0)	Passenger Fault Again After about 2 months, the passenger airbag fault is back. I will have to go back to the dealer to find a new solution. This is disappointing.

01-20-2013, 11:17 AM	#6
zofinger Private First Class Drives: 328i Luxury, Tanzanite Blue Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: England Posts: 121 iTrader: (0)	thanks for posting - let's cross fingers this is the permanent fix

03-02-2013, 11:47 PM	#9
fotios335i Major General Drives: 12 BSM F30 sportline 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: cape cod MA Posts: 6,517 iTrader: (61)	Mines been doing it since 10 miles. I now have 9k. I gave up. Sometimes it very rarely happens then it goes through a period of doing it all the time. It's s vicious cycle. Annoying. Only problem with the car so far. __________________ 2012 335i sportline/Msport, M adaptive and vss, sport 8 AT, fully loaded, Black saphire, black dakota leather, M performance front grills, M performance shifter, M performance rear spoiler, M performance power kit, M performance exhaust, 19" 401's, morr vs8.2's coming someday..., front aero lip & more coming....

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