Honda Element. Manual — part 131

Fig. 189: Identifying Front Passenger's Seat Belt Buckle Switch 3P Connector

6. Turn the ignition switch ON (II).

7. From the system selection menu on the HDS, select SRS, then select SRS again, then select

PARAMETER INFORMATION, then Buckle Switch, Seat Position Sensor, and check the status on the
HDS screen for FRONT RIGHT SEAT BELT BUCKLE SWITCH.

Is OPEN indicated on the HDS?

YES -Replace the front passenger's seat belt buckle assembly (see SEAT BELT BUCKLE ), then clear
the DTC.

NO -Go to step 8.

8. Turn the ignition switch OFF.

9. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and wait for 3 minutes.

10. Disconnect both seat belt tensioner 4P connectors (see step 7 on ). and both seat belt buckle tensioner 4P

connectors (see step 8 on ).

11. Disconnect SRS unit connector B (28P) from the SRS unit (see step 9 on ).

12. Measure the resistance between the No. 3 terminal of the floor wire harness 3P connector and body

ground. There should be an open circuit or at least 1Mohms.

Fig. 190: Measuring Resistance Between Floor Wire Harness 3P Connector Terminal 3 And Body
Ground

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Is the resistance as specified?

YES -Go to step 13.

NO -Short to ground in the floor wire harness; replace the floor wire harness.

13. Measure the resistance between the No. 2 terminal of the floor wire harness 3P connector and body

ground. There should be an open circuit or at least 1 Mohms.

Fig. 191: Measuring Resistance Between Floor Wire Harness 3P Connector Terminal 2 And Body
Ground

Is the resistance as specified?

YES -Faulty SRS unit; replace the SRS unit (see SRS UNIT REPLACEMENT ).

NO -Short to ground in the floor wire harness; replace the floor wire harness.

DTC 71-1X ("X" CAN BE 0 THRU 9 OR A THRU F): OPEN IN DRIVER'S SEAT POSITION
SENSOR

1. Clear the DTC memory (see CLEAR THE DTC MEMORY WITH THE HDS ).

2. Turn the ignition switch ON (II), and check that the SRS indicator comes on for about 6 seconds and then

goes off.

Does the SRS indicator stay on, and is DTC 71-1x indicated?

YES -Go to step 3.

NO -Intermittent failure, system is OK at this time. Go to Troubleshooting Intermittent Failures (see
TROUBLESHOOTING INTERMITTENT FAILURES ). If another DTC is indicated, troubleshoot

NOTE:

Before doing this troubleshooting procedure, review SRS Precautions and
Procedures (see PRECAUTIONS AND PROCEDURES ) and General
Troubleshooting Information (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
INFORMATION ).

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the DTC.

3. Check the connection between the driver's seat position sensor harness 2P connector and the driver's seat

position sensor (see COMPONENT LOCATION INDEX ).

4. Clear the DTC memory.

5. Read the DTC (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).

Is DTC 71-1x indicated?

YES -Go to step 6.

NO -Intermittent failure, system is OK at this time. Go to Troubleshooting Intermittent Failures (see
TROUBLESHOOTING INTERMITTENT FAILURES ). If another DTC is indicated, troubleshoot
the DTC.

6. Turn the ignition switch OFF. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and wait for 3 minutes.

7. Disconnect the driver's seat position sensor harness 2P connector from the driver's seat position sensor

(A).

Fig. 192: Identifying Driver's Seat Position Sensor

8. Connect the No. 1 and No. 2 terminals of the driver's seat position sensor harness 2P connector with a

jumper wire.

9. Disconnect both seat belt tensioner 4P connectors (see step 7 on ). and both seat belt buckle tensioner 4P

connectors (see step 8 on ).

10. Disconnect SRS unit connector B (28P) from the SRS unit (see step 9 on ).

11. Measure the resistance between the No. 5 and No. 6 terminals of SRS unit connector B (28P). There

should be 0-1.0 ohms.

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Fig. 193: Measuring Resistance Between SRS Unit Connector B (28P) Terminal 5 And 6

Is the resistance as specified?

YES -Faulty driver's seat position sensor or SRS unit; replace the driver's seat position sensor (see
DRIVER'S SEAT POSITION SENSOR REPLACEMENT ). If the problem is still present, replace
the SRS unit (see SRS UNIT REPLACEMENT ).

NO -Open in the floor wire harness or the driver's seat position sensor harness; replace the faulty harness.

DTC 71-2X ("X" CAN BE 0 THRU 9 OR A THRU F): SHORT IN DRIVER'S SEAT POSITION
SENSOR

1. Clear the DTC memory (see CLEAR THE DTC MEMORY WITH THE HDS ).

2. Turn the ignition switch ON (II), and check that the SRS indicator comes on for about 6 seconds and then

goes off.

Does the SRS indicator stay on, and is DTC 71-2x indicated?

YES -Go to step 3.

NO -Intermittent failure, system is OK at this time. Go to Troubleshooting Intermittent Failures (see
TROUBLESHOOTING INTERMITTENT FAILURES ). If another DTC is indicated, troubleshoot
the DTC.

3. Turn the ignition switch OFF. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and wait for 3 minutes.

4. Disconnect the driver's seat position sensor harness 2P connector from the driver's seat position sensor

(A) (see COMPONENT LOCATION INDEX ).

NOTE:

Before doing this troubleshooting procedure, review SRS Precautions and
Procedures (see PRECAUTIONS AND PROCEDURES ) and General
Troubleshooting Information (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
INFORMATION ).

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