Errorcode DF033 "Side impact sensors not programmed" , late Clio 2001 1.2 16v.

[borstarmicke]

I got the airbag and service light constant on for a couple of years now, but have passed MOT thanks to having a rearfacing childseat with the airbag switched off with the key, at least the MOT-people don´t know better...

Now I´m selling the car and want to sell it fully ok.

Changed the timing-belt at a local garage and they got some errorcodes when servicing the car...

DF033 is the only one that is "Permanent". The car is a 4-door with seat airbags.

Have tried disconnecting/reconnecting the grey connectors and using contactspray under both seats, the smaller black ones I didn´t manage to open...

Have also removed and sprayed the connectors of the side impact sensors, all to no effect...

Looked at the cpu, looked nice and clean.

Have ordered a used side impact sensor to try both sides, do you think soldering might solve the issue or might it be something else?

And should I in that case solder all wires to and from both grey and black connectors?


Has otherwise been a pretty troublefree second-car for us for almost 4 years.

 

[MicKPM]

Sounds like an open circuit on one of the side impact sensors.

It'll most likely be a corroded connector or the sensor itself needs replacing.

 

[borstarmicke]

Thx for the quick reply, lets hope the sensor thats on the way will fix it then!

I live in Sweden, but none to find here, bought it from ebay.uk, acually much more to find there than on the Swedish breakers sites...
Much better prices too...

 

[borstarmicke]

Tried the "new" (used) sensor on both sides, but no luck....
Measured the airbagswitch in the door in locked/unlocked position, 400k resp 100ohms, seems ok.

What to do next?

If I should measure resistance in the cables from side sensors to the cpu, which ones at the cpu-side and how many ohms or is it that there just may be a broken cable?

Got some advice MicK?

There is no previous soldering under my seats...

 

[Harbinger]

Are the connectors making good contact? I've had to solder countless connectors on this car due to crap connections, even with new stuff joining onto old.