1. Turn off the engine and remove the key from the ignition.

2. Find the seat mat connector under the passenger seat. It will have 3 wires with colors: brown, red, white (on the side that goes from the seat mat).

3. Disconnect the seat mat connector and remove the wires from the connector. To remove the wire you need to push the pins located in the small holes at the top of the connector (marked on the example photo below). You can use a small screwdriver or a knife to do that. Remove the red wire first and insert the emulator's red wire in its place. Then do the same procedure with the brown wires, and then with the white wires.

4. Connect a diagnostic tool (like Autel, Delphi or iCarsoft) and reset old fault codes. Check if the defective seat mat fault code disappeared.

5. If the fault code re-appeared and/or the airbag warning light is still present then follow all of the steps mentioned below and contact us:

A) start the engine and check if the LED light on emulator blinks alternately in 2 different colors (usually blue/green or red/green light), which means the device is powered (12V) and connected to the Airbag Control Unit (ACU) successfully. LED light blinking in 1 color means the emulator is powered but has problems connecting with the ACU. No light means no power (there is a problem with car's electric installation).

B) connect your diagnostic tool and take a photo of all fault codes and their descriptions. Name this photo as step B.

C) turn off the engine and remove the key from the ignition. Disconnect the emulator, but do NOT connect anything. Reset the fault codes and read new fault codes. Take a photo of new fault codes and their descriptions. Name this photo as step C.

D) turn off the engine and remove the key from the ignition. Now connect your original seat mat. Reset the fault codes and read new fault codes. Take a photo of new fault codes and their descriptions. Name this photo as step D.

Send us all photos and information about LED lights. We will guide you what to do to solve your problem. Remember, we need ALL photos to do a proper diagnosis of the problem and give you a proper solution. If the fault codes are the same in all steps then it means your Airbag Control Unit is broken. The emulator will not help you with that problem.

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