Airbag Warning/Fault

raceing86 · 01-01-2013, 12:34 PM

***RESOLVED***

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, 10:40 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?

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

jdbingo · 01-07-2013, 07:50 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, 09:02 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, 09:59 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, 10:17 AM

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

shivaswrath · 01-20-2013, 09:37 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, 08:02 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.

FotiosF90M5 · 03-02-2013, 10:47 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.

amoney · 08-20-2013, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by shivaswrath

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

I've been getting the same warning on my F30 328i Sport. It was very rare in the first 10k miles but when I took it to the dealer they saw a fault code and said they reset some airbag module. At the same time I had them set the ASS button to "last user input" so it doesn't reset on each start. They also did all the recall reprogramming (pre-sep 2012 build).

Unfortunately I now get the warning all the time. Got it twice this morning. Usually turning off the car and restarting it will make it go away for the rest of the trip. Sure would suck if the airbags didn't go off in an accident. :\

I'm headed back to the dealer for an oil service and to have this hopefully resolved.

BavarianFanatic · 08-20-2013, 04:32 PM

Sounds like an issue with the wire harness. Especially since it comes and goes. Try moving the passenger seat around to see if the warning comes/goes. And of course take it to the dealer...

Kabrich · 08-21-2013, 04:49 PM

As that would fall under a safety issue, have them fix it or lemon law it.

raceing86 · 09-12-2013, 04:52 PM

Oh the lemon law'er.... There is always one... lol

As an update... I took mine in and the dealer said they couldn't repeat the problem, so no action was taken.

I took it to another dealer, and they agreed to keep the car until it happened again, and give me a loaner. They also said that if they couldn't get the problem to repeat itself, they would get a field service engineer to come and look at it. I have numerous pictures of this happening, so I have a pretty strong case. I'll be taking it back to them as soon as I can get a change to.

henryeeex · 09-12-2013, 05:04 PM

Seat Mat Sensor for me.

raceing86 · 09-12-2013, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by HenryX

Seat Mat Sensor for me.

The technician and service manager that I talked to at the 2nd dealer suspected that to be the problem. They said they have had a lot of the new 6-series having that issue. He said they would have to get the engineer involved for them to get BMW warranty to pay for it though since it doesn't throw any fault codes.

newgauser · 11-28-2014, 02:26 PM

Any updates on this? I started to buy a 2013 335i buyback that had this issue but the warning light came back on after they had supposedly fixed it. Any permanent fixes yet?

raceing86 · 11-29-2014, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newgauser

Any updates on this? I started to buy a 2013 335i buyback that had this issue but the warning light came back on after they had supposedly fixed it. Any permanent fixes yet?

Thankfully, yes!
They replaced the control unit that is behind the sunroof switch. After replacing that, I've had no issues so far. Been almost a year with no faults. Well... No airbag faults.

blackstream · 09-24-2019, 07:52 AM

Hi,

I have a pretty similar problem.
Could you clarify, what part was replaced?
Whole roof control center like an image bellow?

l0m15 · 10-05-2022, 09:35 PM

Also have this issue on my early-model 2013 335 luxury..

I've also replaced the FZD with a newer revision and re-flashed it with the latest psdzdata but the issue is still present..

Was there something else that they mentionned that needed to be done?

01-01-2013, 12:34 PM	#1
raceing86 Private First Class 26 Rep 159 Posts Drives: '13 335i Sport Melb. Red Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Savannah, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW 335i [10.00]	*RESOLVED* 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, 07:50 AM	#3
jdbingo Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2012 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hallandale Beach, Florida 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.
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01-09-2013, 09:02 PM	#4
jdbingo Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2012 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hallandale Beach, Florida 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.
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01-20-2013, 09:59 AM	#5
jdbingo Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2012 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hallandale Beach, Florida 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.
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01-20-2013, 10:17 AM	#6
zofinger Major 319 Rep 1,091 Posts Drives: F30 335d MSport Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: England iTrader: (0)	thanks for posting - let's cross fingers this is the permanent fix
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03-02-2013, 08:02 PM	#8
jdbingo Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2012 335i Sedan Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hallandale Beach, Florida 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.
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03-02-2013, 10:47 PM	#9
FotiosF90M5 ///M Specialist South Shore BMW 770 Rep 7,108 Posts Drives: 2021 M5 Comp BHG/Silverstone Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Shore, MA iTrader: (62)	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. __________________ 2021 M5 COMPETITION LCI Brands Hatch Gray on SIlverstone, carbon roof, comp wheels, Mperf splitter, carbon pro spoiler, carbon diffuser , carbon paddles, executive pkg. Dinan HAS, RaceChip, dinan spacers, FC stud kit, etc
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08-20-2013, 04:32 PM	#11
BavarianFanatic Too much is never enough 655 Rep 3,079 Posts Drives: Too Many Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SE PA iTrader: (0)	Sounds like an issue with the wire harness. Especially since it comes and goes. Try moving the passenger seat around to see if the warning comes/goes. And of course take it to the dealer...
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08-21-2013, 04:49 PM	#12
Kabrich Banned 354 Rep 1,986 Posts Drives: '13 AH3 (335IH) 3F93 MSport Join Date: May 2013 Location: Florida iTrader: (6)	As that would fall under a safety issue, have them fix it or lemon law it.
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09-12-2013, 04:52 PM	#13
raceing86 Private First Class 26 Rep 159 Posts Drives: '13 335i Sport Melb. Red Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Savannah, GA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW 335i [10.00]	Oh the lemon law'er.... There is always one... lol As an update... I took mine in and the dealer said they couldn't repeat the problem, so no action was taken. I took it to another dealer, and they agreed to keep the car until it happened again, and give me a loaner. They also said that if they couldn't get the problem to repeat itself, they would get a field service engineer to come and look at it. I have numerous pictures of this happening, so I have a pretty strong case. I'll be taking it back to them as soon as I can get a change to. __________________ 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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09-12-2013, 05:04 PM	#14
henryeeex Private First Class 41 Rep 161 Posts Drives: 2013 335i Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: California iTrader: (1)	Seat Mat Sensor for me.
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11-28-2014, 02:26 PM	#16
newgauser Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 335i Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Any updates on this? I started to buy a 2013 335i buyback that had this issue but the warning light came back on after they had supposedly fixed it. Any permanent fixes yet?
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09-24-2019, 07:52 AM	#18
blackstream New Member 5 Rep 18 Posts Drives: F30 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Ukraine iTrader: (0)	Hi, I have a pretty similar problem. Could you clarify, what part was replaced? Whole roof control center like an image bellow?
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10-05-2022, 09:35 PM	#19
l0m15 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2013 F30 335i xDrive Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Montreal, QC, CA iTrader: (0)	Also have this issue on my early-model 2013 335 luxury.. I've also replaced the FZD with a newer revision and re-flashed it with the latest psdzdata but the issue is still present.. Was there something else that they mentionned that needed to be done?
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