Loose connector under drivers seat

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stuartac
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Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby stuartac » Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:51 pm

Hi all, first post on this excellent forum. Keep it up. Can anyone help with this?

Checking under the drivers seat of our 1.6 Megane dynamic 2006 I noticed a loose connector which is attached by two thin gauge wires to the main wiring loom under the seat. It doesn’t appear to be anything to do with the pre-tensioners at each end of the seatbelt because the wiring loom already threads through to both pretensioners. There are no airbag/pretenioner warning lights lit on the dash, and the seatbelt warning light on the dash is working as it should be.

Any ideas what this connector is for? Should it be attached it anything? It also appears to have a curled metal strip attached to it – perhaps some form of switch.

Help/advice much appreciated. Thanks.

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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby markren2004 » Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:15 pm

something to do with the airbag...people who have had the airbag warning light on have fixed it by reconnecting this wire under the seat.

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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby nickbell69 » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:42 pm

If it's the airbag one the light would be on the dash, as it seems the slightest disturbance of that wire activates the warning light. Could be an accessory wire for something not fitted on yours ie heated seats.

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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby Nige » Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:59 pm

This is the connector that goes to the rails on the floor nearest handbrake......mine came off too and needed to find assistance to find where it went......il see if i can get a photo.
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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby rannath » Fri May 20, 2011 10:08 am

Hi Nige, My airbag light came on and found this loose connector under the driver seat. You say it goes on the rail. Looking round I am still at a loss to see where it goes. Can you please send me picture showing where it goes. Thanks.

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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby MéganeDynamique » Sat May 21, 2011 10:24 am

It could well be the connection wires for the heated seats.

My Dynamique didn't have heated seats ordered when new, but all the wiring was there (including the stray ones coming up from the floor under the front seats) so I was able to add them after getting old of the heated pads and switches :D
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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby Nige » Mon May 23, 2011 1:45 pm

rannath wrote:Hi Nige, My airbag light came on and found this loose connector under the driver seat. You say it goes on the rail. Looking round I am still at a loss to see where it goes. Can you please send me picture showing where it goes. Thanks.


Sorry lad aint bee on here much.

Here ya go...This is looking in from the rear of the driver seat. Metal spring go's downwards...connected to a plastic rail as illustrated.

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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby rensa » Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:31 pm

Hello Nige can you please put the picture UP again, I'm haveing the same switch issue put the picture seem to be gone.

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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby FOOTBALLGETTO » Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:21 pm

Hello,

Found the same plug loose under my driver's seat and reconnected it. I had no warning lights. Does anybody know what it is for?

Weird

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Tony

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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby FOOTBALLGETTO » Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:31 pm

Hi,

Just found what it is for. It is a seat position sensor for the airbag. It will vary the airbag inflation depending on the drivers seat position.

https://www.uas-bg.com/meganii/eng/MR364MEGANE8.pdf

Page 222 explains it.

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Re: Loose connector under drivers seat

Postby motorgam » Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:37 am

hi people
i ahve the same promblem with mine
but i cant find the plastic rails
where are they located i havent got any on the driver or passanger its a 2002 5 dr megane
could someone help
cheers grant


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