Hi, The front bumper on the Left side was loose so i Used some Cable Ties to tightened it, after tightening the Bumper, i realised the Airbag Light came on... Please assist me, i saw a wire neat the left corner of the bumper but i havent touched it... secondly, My Driver Seat seatbelt light does Not WORk even thou im driving without the seatbelt. .. there was no AIRbag light when i was driving with the bumper loose.2002 BMW E46119000kmFaceLIft318i StepTronic
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Depending on what instrument cluster you have, you may have an airbag light AND a seat belt light. They're two different parts of the passenger restraint system. If you have an SRS light and a seat belt light, those are two different indicators. If the SRS light is illuminated, it's a problem either with one of the sensors, air bag, or air bag deployment unit. This can be dangerous because this means that the air bag may not deploy in an accident or it may deploy randomly while you're driving. Now if the seat belt light is on, it means that the passenger restraint system is malfunctioning either on one or more seats. It means that either the seal belts will not tighten or are not engaged fully/correctly. About the faulty light, the seat belt light may not mean the seat belt is undone. It may just be an indicator for the passenger restraint system. I drive a Mercedes-Benz C-Class and it has two lights regarding this, one for SRS and another for passenger restraint (seat belts). The seat belt light will turn off if there aren't any problems with the restraint system, regardless if I have my seat belt on or not. Regarding your bumper, there are sensors in the bumper for the air bag system. If any of the sensors got disconnected or damaged while you tightened the bumper, it will cause the SRS light to illuminate.
The bumper loose doesn't have anything to do with your Air bag light; the seat belt is. You've said the seat belt doesn't work, either the seat belt pretentioner or the whole seat belt assembly need to be replaced. By all mean: Get the code read out and have someone to help you diagnose the SRS system to find out the cause of the SRS light. Jen.
