Carpet Cleaned but SRS Airbag Light On Now - iCarsoft i980 Clears Code

Thanks for the photos - I've been looking for a good photo of the battery-pack disabling "pyrofuse" unit under the driver's side seat. Kane at evilution has asked me for a picture and I told him I was not interested in the work involved unless I had to do it to repair something else after the warranty is expired, so your post is uncannily at the right time.

And also, can you provide some details on how you disabled that annoying seat belt buzzer?

Could you also just remove the switch and connect the wire ends - or leave open, depending on what the "belt fastened" switch state is?

I'm reluctant to do any even minor mods for one more year (when the warranty expires). Shame it is not as easy as my Subaru - just turn the key switch on (but don't start the engine) , fasten and unfasten quickly 20 times in 30 seconds, turn the key switch off.

Curiously, the only mod I did do while it was a lease was to disconnect the "noisemaker" behind the grille (US DOT requirement for 2016 and newer EV's I think). Before returning the lease, (but got a reasonable offer way below the residual from the dealer so I bought it), I reconnected the noisemaker, but the noisemaker no longer makes any noise. The SAM seems to have it's tendrils around the operation of even the most superficial accessories...

I actually pulled the driver's seat out of the car and studied the wiring to figure out the proximity switch in the seat belt latch.
It is very very easy to do and nothing you can't put back just like original in 3 minutes.
Just remove the switch from the seat belt latch....switch will just slide out with a little screwdriver help.
Get a small strong magnet.
Put the magnet on the round part of the switch and tape it there.....like the picture above.
If the buzzer goea off or the light in the dash is still there just turn the magent over and try again.


BTW - the first "mod" I did was also unplug the noisemaker.....I don't plan on running over any pedestrains so don't see the need....besides one of the reasons I got the car was to be able to drive around not making any noise.

Yinzer said:

Kane at evilution has asked me for a picture and I told him I was not interested in the work involved unless I had to do it to repair something else after the warranty is expired, so your post is uncannily at the right time.

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As luck would have it, I have just bought an ED.

Evilution said:

As luck would have it, I have just bought an ED.

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Oh my, sure didn't see that one coming...

What will it be next, Maytag washing machines?

Seriously, look forward to some of your ED discoveries.

Just my .02 but the simplest way to disable the seatbelt buzzer is to buckle the seatbelt....

^^^^ Ditto above.

I + that buckle up!

Gentle reminder that unless one has a medical condition that prevents them from wearing a seatbelt, everyone should be belted in their cars. The smart's excellent safety cell and the suite of airbags are useless if the occupants don't belt up.

Side note: Now that I also ride motorcycles, I've begun to pay attention to what other riders are doing. It freaks me out to see how many motorcyclists in Illinois/Wisconsin not only ride without a helmet, but also go so far as to ride in flip flops. Ouch, how are those guys even changing gears!?

FYI - I do drive on the road with seat belt buckled properly....the buzzer was too loud and came on as soon as you turn the car on....my wife hated it.....me too.....we may sit a minute or two getting ready to go with the AC or heater on, without the seat belt buckled and the buzzer made the experience horrible......I don't need the "government" telling me to be safe anyway.

Is that an ED-only thing? My 451 doesn't beep at me for not having a seatbelt on unless I'm moving. When I'm not moving or had just started the car, it just illuminates the seatbelt light.

While not unheard of, that would definitely seem like a weird mod for the previous owner to install.

Seat belt buzzer doesn't sound off in my ED's until I am underway. I think it is set to buzz at something like 9 mph.

Len
2014 EV Coupe 15,000 miles
2014 EV Cabriolet 5,000 miles

Yes, I always use my seat belt too. But only after the car is started and I'm getting underway. Seat belt warnings - especially the harsh one in the Smart, are major annoyance. There are numerous situations - such as moving the car a short distance where it is PIY to have to fasten the seat belt just to shut the beeper up.

So yes, I have disabled the seat belt warnings in all cars I've owned. Also the clutch pedal interlock in MT cars.

Light aircraft don't have seat belt warnings, so why should cars?

sokoloff said:

Seat belt buzzer doesn't sound off in my ED's until I am underway. I think it is set to buzz at something like 9 mph.

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That's odd... My ED the seat belt buzzer starts the instant the key is turned to "start" and the "Ready!" message appears on the panel. It is so loud and obnoxious that some people have thought it is some kind of urgent warning alarm of some kind.

Miss Mercedes said:

"Gentle reminder that unless one has a medical condition that prevents them from wearing a seatbelt, everyone should be belted in their cars...... Now that I also ride motorcycles...."

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Yes, my other car is a battery-electric motor scooter (not a toy - about the same performance and a bit less range than the Smart ED) used almost every day, 8 or 9 months out of the year. It has no seat belts of course.

If seat belts, air bags etc are so vitally important, than why are motorcycles even legal at all?

Yinzer said:

If seat belts, air bags etc are so vitally important, than why are motorcycles even legal at all?

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Because different classes of road legal vehicles exist. There is risk in driving any type of vehicle with risk generally decreasing as you move up to larger classes. Cars aren't even near the top of the food chain. That risk is further lowered through innovations (sometimes mandatory) like helmets and seatbelts.

I'm not going to tell anyone what to do. The decision to wear a seatbelt or helmet is in the hands of the person sitting in the seat, not me (unless if I'm the driver, then you're buckling up or walking).

However, there is no disputing the seatbelt's track record for saving lives and similarly, the motorcycle helmet.

Yinzer said:

That's odd... My ED the seat belt buzzer starts the instant the key is turned to "start" and the "Ready!" message appears on the panel. It is so loud and obnoxious that some people have thought it is some kind of urgent warning alarm of some kind.

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Yinzer - may have misled you - didn't mean to. On my ED's the seat belt buzzer does sound for 5 to 10 seconds (I think I counted 13 chirps) as soon as I turn the key on. It then goes out until the car reaches the 9 mph or so that I referred to above.

Sorry for the confusion.

Len
2014 EV Coupe 15,000 miles
2014 EV Cabriolet 5,000 miles

If your air bag light is lit up on the dash, does that mean your air bags are inoperative and therefore WON't deploy in a crash? Mine is lit because it says my drivers seat belt buckle is shorted to ground. I can leave it unbuckled and no seat belt light or warning beep. Passenger side works normally. I DO buckle my seat belt anyway, but I need to replace the buckle. DCO