Fiat Stilo Airbag Problem

**flea3764** · 3rd November, 2009, 12:51 PM

Hi everyone hope someone can help.
Everytime i start my car it says airbag fault stop car but i have turned the airbags off with the key and tried again & same message. the message only used to come on ocassionally now its says it all the time.
Just want to know if i have to go to garage to get rid of this message or can i do it myself.
Thankyou

**armpower** · 3rd November, 2009, 01:20 PM

First for all.
Stilo three or five doors?
Are you skilled enough to take a look in the joint connectors ?
Generally the Airbag warning light in Fiat Stilo apper for two reason.
Losen or bad contact inside the airbag joint connectors below the passegner and driver seats.
Solution

pen the joint connectors and clean-up with electronic' spray cleaner.
Second reason:The presence' sensor inside the passenger seat is broken (if i remember well not all stilo have this sensor).
For this type of fault, you must dismantle the seat and replace the sensor.By the way this sort of work require some skill.
Hope this help.
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**flea3764** · 3rd November, 2009, 01:28 PM

I will give the first optin a go & see how it goes, seems bit much for me taking seet out and that,
Its a Fiat stilo 5 door 1.2. 2002 reg

**armpower** · 3rd November, 2009, 01:35 PM

Ok.
It's not complicated to open the joint and clean up with a good contact spray.
90 to 100 this is the problem.
Hope this help.

**flea3764** · 3rd November, 2009, 02:13 PM

Just Opened up under passenger seat 3 plugs cleaned and sprayed, Under drivers seat 2 plugs cleaned and sprayed and still saying the same, will give it few days to see if it rectifies itself.
Many thanx for all your advice.

**danhans115** · 3rd November, 2009, 02:20 PM

If not check the large multiway beaneath the fuse box under the bonnet (next to battery).

The D4 multiway carries some stuff for airbags etc and this getting wet can cause similar issues - it did with me.

Its not far from the wheelarch so a good canditate for getting wet, even more so if you dont have a battery cover.

Good luck

**Meat-Head** · 3rd November, 2009, 08:30 PM

every time i have plugged on it it normaly comes up with passenger airbag, orverride key.

Have spent HOURS getting them to clear, have ended up causing faults then computer flagges up the caused faults then forgets what it said the firsttime around.

pretty sure it will need plugging into reset it.

how odd, did not think fiat drivers noticed things like airbag lights on!

**skycar** · 3rd November, 2009, 09:24 PM

works 100%

**skycar** · 3rd November, 2009, 09:26 PM

stilo seat occupie sensor

**djbojan** · 23rd November, 2009, 04:33 AM

Originally Posted by skycar

works 100%

this works but it simulates that is no one in the seat as i know,

do you have simulation that someone is sitting in the seat?

and if it is no one in the seat, will the airbags open for pasenger?

**GolfmkI** · 5th December, 2009, 01:32 AM

finally this scheme says car there is nobody .......I dont understand scheme very well, what are cable colors and how i connect. I dont understand atached pcb.