driving back from vegas and light kept coming on and off towards the end of the trip. any ideas?

 

If something or someone is moving around on the front seat(s) that happens.

 

sometimes when i lean forward while driving the light would come on. other times i would lean to the right and it would come on too. i think theres a switch in the seats like the cars how they know when no one is sittin in the passenger side and the seat belt light would always be flashing.

 

please read the owner manual for real info

The passenger front seat has an Occupant Position Detection System the OPDS
If they lean forward towards the dash or lay the seat way back.. or lean against the side window, it tells the computer they would be injured in a crash by the airbag deployment- too close to the airbag, so it wont go off, or works at a reduced rate (depending on year.model)
You can fool the sensor with a bookbag, groceries, briefcase etc placed on the passenger seat

If the RED SRS light ever stays on- and you havn't done anything at all to the electrical items on the car, take it to the dealer
We have a special 10 year 150k mile warranty on the SRS-

 

how about the open door light???? does the tl have one? haha cuz i was driving with my door open one time thinking the light would come on if it were, but it doesnt come on

 

it does, well 02-03 does, and it lights up which door/trunk is open.

 

That only works on the passenger seat. The drivers seat doesnt trigger the light

 

its in your guage cluster. next to the miles. its a pic of a car thats backlit when the doors open

 

we're all talkin about the SIDE AIRBAG OFF light right?
i confirmed it today sitting alone in the car and moving. it comes on when i lean forward. maybe something is wrong with my seats hmm..

 

^ must be kuz i kno when someone is moving in my passenger seat it comes on bugs the hell out of me im like stop moving

 

^ lol just tell them they're not gonna have side airbags if they keep moving.

 

side airbag ONLY means the passenger side airbag

If passenger is `out of position`-- based on the weight sensors in the butt compared to the back- it disarms the pass side airbag and triggers a yellow warning light

If you are moving in the driver seat and it triggers a light- go see the dealer
about the special SRS 10/150 warranty- you have a problem

 

It sounds like you work for a Acura dealership, can you please find out if Canada has the same or similar warrenty for SRS because I called acouple of places and they said theres no such thing. Maybe they are lying I dont know.

 

canuks get hosed on a lot of the usa extended warranty stuff

I dont work for acura but have dealership work experience, and talk to the service managers and writers that are members here..they gave me the 99.99% covered on usa cars

The dealership is happy to do warranty work- if there is a problem and a warranty coverage for it
They are not lying to deny you a free safety related repair-
some people may not have all the knowledge, or look in the right places for the info

Call acura customer care for Canada and ask them-
go in person to ask the service MANAGER to please look up the extended warranties or TSB tech bulletins on the problem by VIN

USA cars also have a `driver seatbelt fails to retract properly`- warranty

 

the system operational info -- I got by reading the owner manual

 

Yes, but when you post

Only the passenger seat will trigger the light.