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My 2013 MKZ hybrid is shutting the airbag off because my wife reclines a bit and only weighs 100lbs ((no complaints on her weight).

Dealer said it needs 80 in the seat to turn on and because she leans back, it not enough weight.

 

Had a 2013 fusion hybrid that did not have this problem.

 

Anyone know how to put on all the time (we have no kids)?

 

Thanks

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Sounds odd I agree.  How far back does she like to recline?  Do you have the heated and cooled seats?  They may have the sensor in a different location than the Fusion, since the Fusion did not offer cooled seats in 2013.  Just a thought.  :)

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From the owner's manual:

 

 
If a person of adult size is sitting in the
front passenger's seat, but the airbag off
indicator lamp is lit, it is possible that the
person isn’t sitting properly in the seat. If
this happens:
Turn the vehicle off and ask the person
to place the seat back in the full
upright position.
Have the person sit upright in the seat,
centered on the seat cushion, with the
person's legs comfortably extended.
 
•start the vehicle and have the
person remain in this position for about
two minutes. This will allow the system
to detect that person and enable the
passenger’s frontal airbag.
If the indicator OFF lamp remains lit
even after this, the person should be
advised to ride in the rear seat.

 

 
I'm not sure from your post but I assume it's working correctly now.  Correct?
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  • 5 months later...

There are ways to do this, but the dealer won't help. You can calibrate the weight sensor in the passenger seat with a decently talented code scanner. If it is calibrated correctly, but you are running into a physics problem, you could probably calibrate it again and have somebody lift up on the seat to offset so it turns on.

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Sometimes the airbag will come on and other times it wont. This happens regardless if her seatbelt is on.

 

Love to be able to program it with a code scanner, maybe reduce thresold 10-15lbs.

once i get that $100 module for my phone i talked about it my welcome post, i'll let you know if thats all you need.

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Thanks. Standying by

So I got the module in. Only had a chance to play once. It can see the module. Might have to get creative to get it to let me cal. Able to troubleshoot my reverse sensing system. It had dtcs for the speaker.... We shall see.

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