2018x3M40i Passenger restraint system malfunction

mhuynh2018 · 10-26-2018, 09:30 PM

Hi,
Has anyone seen this issue before? ( Passenger restraint system malfunction >> Service request>>> Carefully drive to the closest service center. Passenger restraint system is limited. Increased risk of injury in case of a collision. Continue wearing safety belt. )

It's my first BMW , and I owned it for a year, it had 13,000 miles on it. I will contact the local dealer to fix this problem.

aw088817 · 10-27-2018, 04:02 PM

Yeap I had the same issue twice now. My year service is coming up in a week will have it looked at then

meanmusic · 10-31-2018, 10:00 AM

I had this issue. It was a sensor that needed to be replaced.

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Originally Posted by aw088817

Yeap I had the same issue twice now. My year service is coming up in a week will have it looked at then

bwcooper · 11-02-2018, 08:56 PM

Took mine in to the dealer yesterday for regular maintenance and had them look at this. He claimed issue was a small amount of water that had gotten on the seat due to either high humidity (which we have plenty of here) or during a recent rainfall when passenger got into the car wet, was causing the problem. Said that BMW simply suggested I keep the passenger seat seat heaters on for a few days and said it would clear up. He said their only fix was to take seat out and run a fan over it for a couple days. Neither sounds like an appropriate fix to me. I'd much prefer them actually replace the sensor, since it seems far more likely that that is the issue. But that requires them to spend money since car is still under warranty!! Bastards....

rem40i · 11-02-2018, 10:12 PM

I just got that message today! I installed a set of Bavsound subs.

10-26-2018, 09:30 PM	#1
mhuynh2018 New Member 8 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2018 x3 m40i Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: CALIFORNIA iTrader: (0)	2018x3M40i Passenger restraint system malfunction Hi, Has anyone seen this issue before? ( Passenger restraint system malfunction >> Service request>>> Carefully drive to the closest service center. Passenger restraint system is limited. Increased risk of injury in case of a collision. Continue wearing safety belt. ) It's my first BMW , and I owned it for a year, it had 13,000 miles on it. I will contact the local dealer to fix this problem.
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aw088817 Enlisted Member 9 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 2013 x3 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: nj iTrader: (0)	Yeap I had the same issue twice now. My year service is coming up in a week will have it looked at then Attached Images
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11-02-2018, 08:56 PM	#4
bwcooper Second Lieutenant 182 Rep 276 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Montgomery, Tx iTrader: (0)	Keep Seat Warmers on! ???? Took mine in to the dealer yesterday for regular maintenance and had them look at this. He claimed issue was a small amount of water that had gotten on the seat due to either high humidity (which we have plenty of here) or during a recent rainfall when passenger got into the car wet, was causing the problem. Said that BMW simply suggested I keep the passenger seat seat heaters on for a few days and said it would clear up. He said their only fix was to take seat out and run a fan over it for a couple days. Neither sounds like an appropriate fix to me. I'd much prefer them actually replace the sensor, since it seems far more likely that that is the issue. But that requires them to spend money since car is still under warranty!! Bastards....
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11-02-2018, 10:12 PM	#5
rem40i Second Lieutenant 132 Rep 288 Posts Drives: 2021 X3MC Comp Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (1)	I just got that message today! I installed a set of Bavsound subs.
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