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Passenger Airbag Switch Location

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#1 ·
Hi,
I purchased a 2006 F-350 Lariat. It has all the options available except the moon roof. My manual says that I have a Passenger Airbag Switch so I can turn off the Passenger Airbag when I have no one riding in the Passenger seat. I have looked everywhere on the dash and can't see the switch. I bought a 2004 F-350 Lariat new and easily found the switch. Does anyone have a similar truck that can show me a picture of the Passenger Airbag Switch Location? Thank you. Oh, also the truck has dual heated 6 way electric seats. My issue is that Neither seat will heat up. Both seats show that the heated seat Should be on( the light comes on when I push it and the light goes off when I push it again) I just receive No Heat. I can't believe Both seats would be bad. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thank you.
Ralph Hillman
 
#2 ·
Il not sure about the heated seat question. Check your fuses?

As for the air bag switch. Regular cabs and extended cabs are the ones with the switch. Crew cabs do not have them.
 
#3 ·
Strange

Yes mine is a Crew Cab long bed. That is really weird, Do you happen know why they don't have the switch? I mean the reason it's there is so you can turn it off if there is no passenger and do they figure if you have a Crew cap you will always have a passenger? Thank you for your help Regarding the heated seats I don't believe it would be a fuse because the light on the heated seat button comes on when I push it but I just don't get any heat. I think if it was a fuse it wouldn't light up the button.
 
#4 ·
The reason they don't have them in a crew cab is because you can fit a car seat in the back. The passenger side seat has a weight switch in the seat and won't fire the air bag if there is less than 50 lbs in it.
As for the heated seats. I'm guessing there is a relay that the switch runs. So the control side (the power switch) of the relay can have power but you could not have power to the switched side (heating element). Just guessing. I haven't messed with them.
 
#5 ·
Thank you Very much. I would have never know about the weight sensor on the passenger seat. That is Awesome. Thanks. Not only that but I looked in the owner's manual and found the fuse to the heated seat. I thought that the light on the switch would not come on if the fuse was blown. Silly me. It will. I pulled the fuse on the heated seat and the button still lit up. So the fuse was not blown but looked a little burnt. So I replaced the fuse, turned on the ignition and pushed the heat seat button and in a minute I could feel some warmth. I think it fixed it. Great. I appreciate your help.
 
#6 ·
Glad it worked for you.if it was burnt on the spade end You may want to grab a small screwdriver and try and tighten up the connection for the fuse.