knklhead

Passenger Restriant Error that won't let me have any rest! 2004 525i that looks and drives perfectly, so this is making me nuts. I have posted codes from Carly below. Does anyone have advice? I am thinking BST cable replacement, but I thought if it was bad the car would not start? No accidents or reason to think it's bad? Is there a fuse? Other? Thanks.

Airbag:
Advanced Crash and Safety Management (ACSM)
Passenger side of wrong measuring range
Code: 0093DB
Safety battery terminal
Code: 0093B2
Driver's knee airbag
Code: 0093B8
Satellite B passenger side pillar Y
Code: 0093E4
seat belt contact passenger side rear
Code: 0093BD
passenger airbag POS
Code: 0093BE
Satellite front left door / Tuer vorne links
Timeout ID 05H SBSL
Code: 009631
Timeout ID 0BH SASL
Code: 009637
too little telegrams
Code: 009642
Timeout ID 20H SSFA
Code: 00963C
Satellite front right door / Tuer vorne rechts
sorry, unknown fault
Code: 009B95
Timeout ID 05H SBSL
Code: 0096B1
Timeout ID 0BH SASL
Code: 0096B7
too little telegrams
Code: 0096C2
Timeout ID 20H SSFA
Code: 0096BC
Satellite B-pillar left / B-Saeule links
ECU not present/no response from ECU
Satellite B-pillar right / B-Saeule rechts
ECU not present/no response from ECU
Satellite center / Mitte
Timeout ID 0BH SASL
Code: 009AB7
Timeout ID 05H SBSL
Code: 009AB1
too little telegrams
Code: 009AC2
Airbag B-pillar left/ B-Saeule links
ECU not present/no response from ECU
Airbag B-pillar right/ B-Saeule rechts
sorry, unknown fault
Code: 0098B7
sorry, unknown fault
Code: 0098B1
sorry, unknown fault
Code: 0098C2
nse from ECU
Car Communication Computer CCC
Message failure
Code: 00E18F


Center-Konsole
MFS fault
Code: 009FEB
CU

KyleB

Lord have mercy that's a lot of faults.

How old is your battery? My favorite one is "too little telegrams". maybe you need someone to send you more telegrams!

knklhead

Ha, yes! I need many more telegrams! Yes, it's lots of faults, but I think there's got to be one culprit. You mentioned "how old is my battery?" You are wise, Kyle .. just replaced it this morning with a brand new one, hooked up Carly, deleted the codes, then wham, back on.

Thanks to anyone with input/expertise!

KyleB

you shouldnt need to replace your BST unless it is deployed, and even if it were deployed it shouldnt register all of those faults. I dont think BST is your problem. Are you sure the car has never been in a crash that resulted in SRS deployment? how long have you owned it?

You might want to bypass your IBS though, clear faults, see what that does for you. also you have an '04, check the trunk and make sure your MPM thats mounted to the floor is relocated to a high and dry spot.

knklhead

thanks, Kyle. Nope, never in a crash. The trunk and whole car is pristine, not a drop of liquid or even dirt anywhere. I have owned it for five years.

The dealer did replace the passenger seat mat recall work about a year ago. (I didn't have issues before they did it) -- I am wondering if that is the issue, maybe a second faulty seat mat?

I'd like to test by bypassing BST, clearing faults with Carly .. how do I bypass BST? I assume I connect what is connected to the BST directly to the battery? Appreciated.

KyleB

BST isn't what you want to bypass. BST is the battery safety terminal at the battery, it is part of the SRS and will deploy if the SRS is triggered. the entire purpose of BST is to disconnect the battery IMMEDIATELY when SRS is triggered. if you disable BST, you'll trigger an airbag light.

you want to bypass IBS (intelligent battery sensor). there are plenty of tutorials out there for how to do it.

good luck, not sure if that'll solve your problems but it's free and certainly worth a shot.

knklhead

Ah, yes. I will give it a shot. I have read and read and read and the acronyms are starting to look the same. Thanks, Kyle. I hope I didn't come off to stooopid!

KyleB

happy to help. the number of acronyms BMW uses at this point is beyond ridiculous. Even the techs at my dealer have trouble keeping up.

westsidebalto

Unfortunately, that's not true. My Restraint System error was cured by replacing the BST, even though it had not deployed and I was able to start the car. It's an easy repair, just a pricey part (~$275 if I recall).

pjlm3105

I have exatly the same problem...How you solve it?

Please help, i already lose a lot of time figuring out but with no luck