The seat passenger sensor stopped working. 3rd time. Is there a way to bypass the sensor and just leave the airbag on.
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JR is correct. There is a PCB inside that box, but it is fully encapsulated (potted) with a white resin. No way to remove that resin to get to the tracks without further destroying the board+components. See the first pic here: Passenger Airbag SensorCongratulations on the effort!
What interests me in particular, is this part:
It seems (as per @JohnWR ) it's not serviceable. Isn't there a traditional phenolite PCB inside this box where the Mylar tracks from the mat are connected to?
Are you certain that it is a calibration problem? You may still have a break in the circuit. When i was experimenting with the PPS to decode the communication I switched among good, bad, and no sensor, and the fault always cleared itself when the good sensor was connected. My experience is obviously not exhaustive, but it seemed that once a sensor was calibrated there was no requirement to do it again.Now the next steps:
The system will still see the PPS module as problematic. The error will not go away by itself .... Hello Tech2
- completing the reinforcement
- unfortunately my scanner does not calibrate the PPS, and this will have to be done.
That is a possibilty that i did not consider. Another possibility is that the repair has changed the resistance or capacitance of the circuit enough that the original calibration is no longer valid.Perhaps these are my assumptions, but ...
My PPS module "remembered" that it cannot work normally (there is an open circuit) and now it needs to be restarted. "...Re-zero..." according to GM.
In any case, I will try to do it on the service using Tech2.
PERFECT! Given that I am not bound by legal obligation to keep the airbag system original,reaching the mat contacts to the board and applying a resistance value for "Passenger Present/ON" and another for "Pannsegner Absent/Child present/OFF" is my planned course of action. I have already sourced a GM(Opel) Airbag ON/OFF switch for that.We managed to get very neatly to the contacts of the mat on the board.
This is not only manufacturers' fault. It's also fault of a state of affairs where we citizens are patronized by the state, governments and policies that take the average individual for a stupid person. The resul being that the average citizen is becoming used to being raised and supported as such, and at the end is on the path to become the very stereotype that policies are based upon.The things that manufacturers have done to make life hard to get a working airbag system
Now if I understand correctly, the plan is to produce a complete replacement for the PPS? ie.Including cushion, mat, and module? That'd be awesome as we could keep the system working as originally designed.This device will be able to replace (not emulate) the "native" modules.
"I" didn't know that....
Bill
I hope that CW was being sarcastic - and suspect that he was.I think CW was being sarcastic.
Status of my device is unchanged. I still can't get the last 15% reliability that I need to be comfortable with it.OK, this thread is old, but the last post was less than a day ago. So I am going to ask.
1) are there any results yet?
2) John, you said you had a AIRBAG360.COM device in your glove compartment for the day it fails. Mine has not yet failed and of course when it does I will go for the RECALL but I need to get that substitute devise before it dissapears from the market. Is it still sold.