[bsjd00]

The A4 passenger airbag warning light is incredibly annoying, especially at night when it lights up bright yellow. (I am often in my car alone.)

Is the 3 Series light, which I saw mounted on the console behind the rear view mirror, as annoying? Does it shine brightly at night if no one is in the passenger seat?

[SCA]

I had two, 2 liter Cokes sitting in the seat last night, the light came on and off a few times. I caught it out of the corner of my eye. Not to annoying...

[- Paul -]

Do you mean the hazard light button? I have never seen the airbag light. Where and what is it?

[bsjd00]

No, I mean the light that indicates that the passenger airbag is disabled. If it's the same as in the A4, it illuminates in bright yellow when no passenger is in the car.

I'm not so concerned about it flashing if something is on the seat, but wondering how bright it is when it's constantly illuminated.

1stnewcar, it might be something installed only on US models.

[- Paul -]

It probably is on UK spec but I've never disabled the airbag - hence why I've never seen it

[bsjd00]

You don't disable the airbag, the car disables the airbag if there's no passenger in the car. It's automatic.

[- Paul -]

Now I'm confused, I don't have passengers but no light either......maybe we don't have it in the UK....

Do you have a pic you can point me too where this light/lamp is??

[E90Fleet]

Originally Posted by 1stnewcar

Do you mean the hazard light button? I have never seen the airbag light. Where and what is it?

Only USA cars have it since they have a different occupant detection system

[- Paul -]

Thanks for clearing that up fleet

[SCA]

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Only USA cars have it since they have a different occupant detection system

Really? What are the differences?

[06graphite]

just to make things even clearer: it doesn't turn on if there is no one or nothing in the passengar seat. just when it detects something on the seat but that thing doesn't weigh enough for the car to think it's a person.

[volsfan0911]

My current Accord probably is typical of US cars. Start the car, if the passenger seat is completely empty then the "airbag off" light illuminates BRIEFLY and, thankfully, turns off after a few seconds. If I have something in the seat but weighs less than some specified weight (either 60 or 90 lbs. I think) then the stupid light stays on. When recently moving, I had my computer monitor on the front seat and had to look at the light for 3 hours driving down in the rain. :mad:

[bsjd00]

Oh OK, that doesn't sound bad at all. Better than the Audi's, for sure!

[E90Fleet]

Originally Posted by SCA

Really? What are the differences?

Passanger seat uses a completely different sensor mat. The mat is the sole way to turn off the passenger airbag by the car owners, unlike euro cars that get a airbag off switch if they have front ISOFIX fitted.

Its so the car automatically switches off the bag when someone to small or a baby seat is on the front seat, instead of relying on the driver to switch the bag off.


The USA also gets some extra side impact load force switches

[SCA]

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Passanger seat uses a completely different sensor mat. The mat is the sole way to turn off the passenger airbag by the car owners, unlike euro cars that get a airbag off switch if they have front ISOFIX fitted.

Its so the car automatically switches off the bag when someone to small or a baby seat is on the front seat, instead of relying on the driver to switch the bag off.


The USA also gets some extra side impact load force switches

I see... Thanks.

[LEDZEP]

I have never noticed, therefore it's not annoying me. Because it is located in the ceiling of the car and is not bright, you have to be looking at it to see it.

[robertb]

It's not bright, but it does stay on. You really have to look directly at it to see it, although I do catch it out of the corner of my eye if it goes on or off.

[Chesmu]

i have had my daughter's car seat in the front of couple of times, and the lite does not bother me at all.

[billgti]

Originally Posted by robertb

It's not bright, but it does stay on. You really have to look directly at it to see it, although I do catch it out of the corner of my eye if it goes on or off.

wait a minute this is confusing. i know what the original poster is talking about with the A4 but on the e90s, i thought the light doesn't stay lit like the A4 when there is no front passanger. only when u have a small kid or maybe a laptop in the seat does it light up, indicating that the airbag is disabled because of the light weight. newer vws are setup like the A4 too where the yellow light shines brightly in the middle of the dash when the front passanger seat is empty. stupid imo.

[espo]

You know, I have never noticed the airbag light come on when there is no one in the passenger seat (So I guess that would be a vote for it not being annoying)... Is it on the roof next to the moonroof controls?

[bsjd00]

So after 20 posts, which is it !?

Does it always stay on when there is no passenger, or only when the weight placed on the passenger seat is above a certain weight (i.e. 30 pounds) but also below a certain weight (i.e. 60) pounds?

I'm inclined to believe that it's only on in the second situation, because if it were always on, there'd be more complaints on this board.

[CnoteMD]

I've been checking this out over the past few drives and my light never turns on (exept for a few seconds at startup).

I seem to recall seeing it on maybe once in the past few months I've owned this car. Maybe I had a few things sitting in the seat at the time.