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Mar 13th, 2017, 07:21 | #1 |
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Re-enabling passenger airbag.
First post here, so hello everyone.
I purchased an 05 Ocean Race Edition yesterday. Lovely car for the money. Needs a bit of tidying up in places but otherwise its great. The previous owner had the passenger airbag coded off due to them needing to put a child seat in the front. Before I pay Volvo to turn it back on is there a way to do it myself? Ive searched for thread about coding software (Dice I think) but I cant seem to find an answer to whether buying a reader and the software would enable me to turn it back on. Or even a definitive answer to what reader and software I would need. I really need this doing quite urgently as obviously I want the airbag back on ASAP. Thanks |
Mar 13th, 2017, 08:08 | #2 |
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Hi there,
Not at car now but from what i recall, if you open passenger door you`ll see a place for your car key on the left, which is part of the dash. I thought you could use your car key to turn air bag on and off. Cheers |
Mar 13th, 2017, 08:10 | #3 | |
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Mar 13th, 2017, 09:09 | #4 |
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There is no switch to turn off the airbag. Hence the previous owner had to have it coded off by Volvo.
It's £60 top get Volvo to turn it back on which is why I was thinking of getting a code reader and software and doing it myself if the cost wasn't too much more. |
Mar 13th, 2017, 11:06 | #5 |
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Yes VIDA/DiCE will do the job. DiCE is the hardware that plugs into the OBD2 port. VIDA is the software and runs only on Win7 Pro. You can one online (eBay) or from cheshired5 on this forum. Cost, about £80.
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Aug 13th, 2018, 20:30 | #7 |
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I would say dealer only as a software update is required. Chinese knockoff units and software cannot do software updates.
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Aug 16th, 2018, 12:48 | #8 |
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Hi all.
Forgot to update this with the solution. After spending a couple of hours and £100 at a main dealer who couldn't turn the airbag back on. (Not very happy) I took it to an indie that a friend with an XC90 reccomended. He fixed it in 5 minutes. Apparently the wire to the airbag had been disconnected and then the error coded out. Looks like the original dealer in Leeds were a bit naughty. |
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