Rear ended - driver restraint and passenger restraint light on?

rondocap · 11-01-2013, 05:16 PM

So the car got a rear ended, seems mostly cosmetic but now there are 2 lights on in the idrive/dash:

Says roughly this:

Driver and passenger restraint malfunction, fault in airbag, belt tensioner, or belt force limiter.

Hit was not hard enough for airbags to go off, so what are these warning lights? Is it just a precaution to get things checked out? Or did something malfunction?

NormE91 · 11-01-2013, 05:24 PM

The belt tensioners probably deployed. You should get it checked out and repaired, no sense screwing around with safety systems. Good luck.

DRock3d · 11-01-2013, 05:41 PM

A little blast goes off to lock your seat belt, chances are it needs replaced.

11-01-2013, 05:16 PM	#1
rondocap Captain 154 Rep 622 Posts Drives: 335i Sedan Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (1)	Rear ended - driver restraint and passenger restraint light on? So the car got a rear ended, seems mostly cosmetic but now there are 2 lights on in the idrive/dash: Says roughly this: Driver and passenger restraint malfunction, fault in airbag, belt tensioner, or belt force limiter. Hit was not hard enough for airbags to go off, so what are these warning lights? Is it just a precaution to get things checked out? Or did something malfunction?
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NormE91 Captain 18 Rep 629 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 328xi Touring Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	The belt tensioners probably deployed. You should get it checked out and repaired, no sense screwing around with safety systems. Good luck.
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DRock3d Kraut Driver 59 Rep 624 Posts Drives: 2014 650i GC/2011 335is DCT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Columbus, Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 650i Gran Coupe [0.00] 2011 335is [1.00] 2007 328i [2.00]	A little blast goes off to lock your seat belt, chances are it needs replaced.
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