Microswitch attached to seat rail.

[HOLLA]

There is a microswitch attached to the driver side seat rail. What does this do? It's the one that is riveted on?

Any ideas?

 

[bmit]

Ejector seat?

 

[HOLLA]

I really don't understand what it does. It's only on one side?

 

[DrR]

I've never seen this.

 

[HOLLA]

It's behind the plastic cover on the standard seat. It's attached to the same cabling as the seat belt pre tensioners.

 

[Collier]

Seat position sensor

 

[HOLLA]

Seat position sensor

What does it do and why isn't there one on both sides?

 

[Rob.]

I noticed one of these the other day

My guess was it sensors when the seat is all the way forwards so the air bag don't go off ???


But this is a complete guess

 

[HOLLA]

Mine doesn't have airbags. It's a cup model.

 

[Rob.]

 

[DrR]

Has steering wheel one though?

 

[bmh.01]

The steering wheel airbag is 2 stage, depending on how far the seat is from the wheel it decideds how/when to fire the airbag. Hence why the idiots (women) who have to seat back then lean forward 3 inches from the wheel will get surprise one day then hit something.

 

[HOLLA]

Oh dear mine has broken! I seat a long way back so hopefully I should be fine.