Air Bag On light

[dogfriend]

Your mom could carry a 45lb plate on her lap.

[tumbleweed]

Originally Posted by timo27

My parents have an '08 and I have a '10. In either case, my Mom turns the airbag off (she's small and light). We've taken them to the dealer for calibration, recalibration, frustration, etc., and no satisfaction. Their advice (good, given the circumstances) is to jam the seat as far back as possible. I dunno if other cars have this same problem; itseems in tractable in the Prius. Just my $0.02.
Tim

If it were me I would contact Toyota and tell them about it. Maybe there is a fix the dealer isn't aware of. It is a safety problem they should hear about. Of course if your mother is very fragile (as my mother was for a few years before she died) maybe she is better off without the air bag?

[rctech]

I love my wife , but we have a running joke with the kids (who dont activate the light) that,
It is an airbag detector warning .... when she is sitting there.
Good thing I don't ride there too often.
Even better thing that she doesnt read these forums

[mvrossum]

Reading all this it looks like my sensor is broken, the Airbag On light is always on, wheather or not there is somebody in the passeger seat.
The dealer says thats normal behaviour....

Mike

[dogfriend]

Originally Posted by mvrossum

Reading all this it looks like my sensor is broken, the Airbag On light is always on, wheather or not there is somebody in the passeger seat.
The dealer says thats normal behaviour....

Mike

It isn't normal behavior for the North American Prius. You should look at your owner's manual that came with your car. In the NA version, the owner's manual has a section to explain the use and operation of the supplemental restraint system including the passenger seat airbag sensor.

[krouebi]

Hi,

I solved the problem (which annoyed us both, particularly on night drives) by cutting an appropriate piece of window tint foil (can be had for free at any shop doing window tint) and applying it (using a little water - same principle as when applying tint to the windows) to the area where the lamps are. They remain visible, but much more discreet.

[Indyking]

Originally Posted by sqwerty

Why does the '10 PRIUS have an airbag on light when there is a passenger in the front seat? It is annoying and distracting to look at it. Any suggestions other than the unglamorous black electrical tape to hide this glowing annoyance?

I like the way my Honda Odyssey handles the warning better. There is only one light (pass airbag off) and it stays off all the time, unless I put some weight in the front seat that didn't meet the minimal requirement, just to let me know that even though I’m carrying something or someone in the front seat, the airbag is OFF. Bottom line, the OFF light rarely comes on... just a smarter way to do it... kudos for Honda in this one...