Seat Belt Warning Light

[Baconaire]

Longs story short-I removed the passenger side seat, ran the car for a week without the seat and the airbag light came on. That made sense. (Very handy by the way having no passenger seat, like having a staiton wagon!). I replaced the seat a week later, with the one electrical connector, and everthing works normally, except the airbag warning light won'g go out. I've run the car normally for a week, just the light.

There is one small electrical connector dangling with no mate, under the seat. I think it has 2 big pins. I looked hard and could find no mate. No mention in the service manual.

I'd like to avoid a trip to the dealer. I'm going to try my odbII reaeder but I suspect that will only address the CEL(which I don't have). Did I miss something. Is there anyway to reset the light??

[KevinC]

Once you operate the car without the seat belt receptacle plugged into the socket under the seat, you will need to have the airbag light reset. This can be done by a shop with the Porsche diagnostic tool or with the Durametric OBD tool which goes for about $250.

http://www.durametric.com

[Baconaire]

Thanks for the reply. That's what a I figured. It's a bummer becaise I have the Elm ODBII scanner. I haven't tried but I doubt it will have the option to reset the airbag light... I'll find out how much a mechanic will charge for the 5 minutes it will take to reset the light.

Any other cheaper solutions?

[Tool Pants]

A true OBD code reader is for emission code faults. Airbag light is not emisssion related. Durametric and I think another company has come out with OBD expanded software that can also turn off the light.

It is a 5 minute job to turn it off. I do not know of any trick way to do it. If you were in the San Jose area then there are a few local owners who could turn it off for you.