Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2011 Mini Cooper

The contact owns a 2011 Mini Cooper convertible. While driving at an unknown speed, the lights on the instrument panel illuminated without warning. The passenger seat sensor malfunctioned and needed to be replaced in order not to affect the air bag functionality. Upon shifting the weight on the seat, the lights near the odometer illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 51,000.

I took the car to the dealer on 12/15/11 because the passanger airbag off light turned on when a passanger was seated. The light turned on again Jan 7, 2012. Here are the dealer's notes from the 12/15/11 visit: seat mat sensor oc3 recoding check fault memory no releating fault stored. Completed test plan b6577 acm4. Check connector to sensor ok. Test plan concuded to recode oc3. Updated vehicle. D6577 0000 57 310. Retest ok. At the same time the car also alerted to a tire inflation issue. Here are the dealer's notes regarding this issue (also 12/15/11): psi: tire inflation check set tires to 33psi.