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I have a 2002 Acura 3.5 RL and as with many Honda/Acura products, on occasion I will get an SRS light. I cancel this by using the good old paper clip trick under the dash as the SRS cancellation tool that fits in my OBD port proved ineffective. It is a very rare occasion that I do get the SRS light on this car, I still hate pulling the bottom panel off the dash every time as it usually results in me loosing a clip as they tend to fly off to unknown regions no matter how gingerly I remove the panel. I was wondering, is there any harm in installing a momentary switch under the dash as an SRS kill button. Something that I push and release much like I would install and remove the paper clip just without the disassembly of the dash. Logically it seems like it should work no problem, but I also notice no one has ever done this (as far as I can tell), so will this cause me issues down the road? What voltage switch should I look for? The wires look to be a rather small gauge so I can’t imagine much voltage passes through them.
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It’s probably the seat belt pre-tensioner like every other Honda of that vintage. Get the code, do any necessary diagnosis and replace the parts causing the code. If you have to go in for a Takata recall, they might even pull the code for free.
It’s also worth mentioning that if it is a seat belt buckle code, Honda/Acura vehicles have a lifetime unlimited miles warranty on seat belt components on cars manufactured before 2011. You may get it fixed for free depending on the code. Those are notorious for bad buckle switches.
If it’s occupant position detection system related (SRS DTC 15-1, 15-2 or 15-3), then you’ll have to spend serious dough to fix. 🙁
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