WM 696855 Replacing Occupant Detection Control Unit (Except BOXSTER SPYDER): Information

Information 

If occupant detection components (installed for country equipment USA/Canada/Mexico) must be replaced, the repair kit comprising padding, occupant detection control unit and pressure sensor mat must  always be replaced as a complete unit  .

The spare parts are grouped in a repair kit (comprising padding -1-, occupant detection control unit -2- and pressure sensor mat -3-), which must always be replaced as a complete unit  .

1. Padding
2. Occupant detection control unit
3. Pressure sensor mat

Fig 1: Identifying Occupant Detection Repair Kit Contents

Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

A mixed installation  , e.g. "old" pressure sensor mat and "new" control unit, is not permitted  .

The padding, pressure sensor mat and occupant detection control unit are calibrated together by the manufacturer and must therefore only be replaced as a complete unit.

The occupant detection control unit does not  have to be coded.