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HELP PLEASE: Seat sensor causing other faults

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Benji786
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Model Of Vehicle: EVEREST TREND UA
Year Of Vehicle: 2020

***I start with an apology***
I may not have published in the right area but I need help PLEASE.

I have a 2020 Trend 3.2.

I removed the seat behind the driver and built a false floor to increase my packing space and create room for a second battery and associated 12v gadgets. Floor lkooks great but now I have warnings of no front camera, no crash avoidance, no radar cruise control and a warning that there is a rear belt malfunction.

I called my local dealership to ask them if they can bypass the rear seat belt sensor (which I unplugged when I removed the seat). They said they can't bypass anything fitted by the factory. I then asked if there was seat pad I could purchase and plug in to fool the sensor into thi king there was still a seat there. They said they cannot guarantee what components I would require.

My dilemma: put the seat back and loose that VERY valuable space OR ask someone on this forum to use their programming skills to bypass that particular sensor (assuming that won't cause problems).

I'm based in Sydney. I'm willing to pay a fee for your service (mates rates please, not dealership rates). And I'm willing to drive to you.

HELP.
CatHerder
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Can you clarify what you have unplugged? Pictures?
If you plug things back in do the errors go away?

The seatbelt (behind the pillar trim) has a bunch of connectors controlling things like pretensioner. These will generate errors if unplugged.
The seatbelt buckle has a switch to verify if the seat is in use to know whether to activate all the safety gear in case of an accident. This 'should' be able to be disconnected without generating an error as it looks like it is a NO type switch.
Ian B
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saeb
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Is your issue only on the cluster or the DTC in the RCM?

If you just want to get rid of the ! then send me saved IPC asbuilt.
Stewart

Ford PX2 Supercab 2015 Automatic