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Seatbelt pretensioner power
Something I'm not 100% sure about so I though I'd ask advice here.
My elderly neighbour has asked if I can remove the front passenger seat from their car (2010 Fiesta) as they managed to spill a load of cooking oil on the carpet and they want the seat out to enable them to carry out a good clean.
There is an electrical connector under the seat which I think covers the seatbelt warning light and the seatbelt pretensioner and I was wondering if there is any possibility of there being power supplied to this connector when the ignition is off. (I can't think why it would have a permanent live but I just wanted to confirm).
I was going to disconnect the battery just in case but the owner has lost the code for the radio so if possible, I'd prefer to leave the battery connected when removing and refitting the connector but not if there is any possibility of the pretensioner unintentionally activating.
My elderly neighbour has asked if I can remove the front passenger seat from their car (2010 Fiesta) as they managed to spill a load of cooking oil on the carpet and they want the seat out to enable them to carry out a good clean.
There is an electrical connector under the seat which I think covers the seatbelt warning light and the seatbelt pretensioner and I was wondering if there is any possibility of there being power supplied to this connector when the ignition is off. (I can't think why it would have a permanent live but I just wanted to confirm).
I was going to disconnect the battery just in case but the owner has lost the code for the radio so if possible, I'd prefer to leave the battery connected when removing and refitting the connector but not if there is any possibility of the pretensioner unintentionally activating.
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No, the connector won't be live with the ignition off.1
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Many thanks.
I was fairly certain but not 100% sure that would be the case.0
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