Brickhouse

In need of some help please.

I have a pre-facelift 2003 Mondeo 2.5 V6 . I recently got some post facelift seats from a 2006 Mondeo as my ones looks a bit worn. Put the seats in and everything is good, apart from the airbag light flashes 5 times then once then 5 times again etc till the airbag light stays on. Reading on the net it seems there is a sensor that changed on the post facelift seats......But I cant work out what one?

Any help would be great.

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

Match up the plugs underneath the seats to make sure they are all the same.

Brickhouse

Thanks bud, I will do this tomorrow and if any plugs are different I will take some pics. From what I have read on the net it seems the later seats had a different seat airbag sensor.

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

I had to replace the drivers seat in my old mk3 mondeo and seem to remember needing to swap something over to make it work. This was about 10 years ago now though!

Brickhouse

Missing one plug, although cant remember there being a plug in this hole? The airbag light lashes 5 times then once then 5 times then once etc till it stays on permanently.

Dk48

Hi, I too have a Mk3, it's a 2001 ghia x manual 2.5 v6 and am having a problem with a flashing light. Your fault code is 51 find the fault here https://www.fordwiki.co.uk/index.php/Airbag_Flash_Codes - it only gives you 3 "What it might be" - it seems to be your drivers side safety belt buckle switch - do you have a little electrical knowledge and reasonable DIY skills? - if so you could probably do it yourself, but beware - trying to find a short circuit to ground is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. I've had resort to going to a (recommended) garage to get a fault print out from their pro "OBD2" software. It's costing me £49.90 coz I can't find my fault code 25 problem; but I can then replace what the problem is myself. I was told that a common mondeo problem is the Airbag ECU - you can get one on that well known online auction bay (don't know if I'm allowed to say the name) - for upwards of £12 which seems a pretty good deal to me. Sorry about the novel - best of luck with your fault finding.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

Pre and post facelift seats are not interchangeable
Been there done that
You need a lot of rewiring and the airbags won't work due to the system not registering the occupancy sensor or seat position sensors and the pretensioners

You can fix it, but it's a pain in the butt