458 CPOD sensor in passenger seat defective

yeah its plug and play....if you look under your race seats now you will see the grey plug in. Just plug this one in and leave it loose under the seat till you clear the codes then get it installed. I had to get one too. You see the grey plug in this picture(friends car)?
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ill look for the part number I got for mine. but the plugs should all be the same.

 

honestly its just a bunch of stitched in clips that hold the leather to the seat. its really up to you if you want a shop to do it.

 

Damn, my receipt does not have the parts numbers. Sorry.

 

Any update on how the installation went? I am getting the airbag message for passenger seat when ever the passenger moves in the seat. I have carbon fiber racing seats too on 458 spider.

 

Bump. I have the same issue. Any luck?

 

FWIW, the cpod sensor is p/n 83566100 available from ScuderiaCarparts.

 

Boiler Inspector,
Did you replace the CPOD Mat as well or just the CPOD Sensor? If so which Mat did you order the one for standard seat or the Daytona Seat? Just want to know which one would fit better in the passenger carbon racing seat.
I have the same issue and it drives me crazy anytime my wife moves around in her seat and then I get the warning lights for the key cycle.
Frank

 

I've never replaced the CPOD sensor in my seat. I was just providing useful information. So I can't say for sure.

 

Boiler, Thanks for the quick reply.

FChat Members - has anyone replaced the CPOD Sensor and Mat to fix this issue specifically in the carbon racing seat in a 458?
If so did you replace both the Sensor and Mat? If so which mat fits best in the carbon racing seat? Standard PN 83566200 OR Daytona/Diamond PN 83566300?

Thanks for any advice you guys can offer,
Frank

 

Fv81587, after talking with a Ferrari master tech, it sounds like the CPOD sensor which is paper thin, can literally be bundled up and zip tied out of the way under the seat and will turn the airbag light off. If I recall, it’s only a sensor that works with certain children’s seats to disable the passenger airbag. As long as you don’t plan on putting a young child in the passenger seat it’s not really an issue.

 

See if Qavion can figure out the wiring for the CPOD and perhaps something like this could be adapted, spliced in the plug wire etc. to bypass the pressure sensor. Just a thought for a [possibility for this insane problem, Good luck. Maybe you can call the manufacturer and they can configure it for the 458. Maybe something like this could be rigged to work.

Passenger Seat Occupancy Sensor bypass Many on Ebay

 

The CPOD is not a pressure sensor it is basically a radio antenna for car seats equipped with a transponder.
WE see then fail often enough that we stock 83566100 and we use it on all of the 458 seats. We do have an upholstery shop help with it as the quality turns out much better. If you wanted to try an emulator I would suggest the one for the Mercedes as the Mercedes seats work with the Ferrari system so I suspect that module will work. part numbers 83566200 and 83566300 are protective covers for the CPOD antenna not the actual antenna.

 

Thanks for all the replies. I went ahead and ordered a new CPOD sensor 83566100 and had it installed by a local upholstery and custom interior shop. Be aware that PN does not fit in the carbon racing seat bottom without modifications. It's too wide due to it being for a daytona seat bottom and the electronics box is in the middle instead of at the back of the seat. But since the seat was apart and I was sick of the errors on the dash we modified the bottom foam cushion and installed the new sensor. I've driven the car ~10 times since and no errors and the seat feels the same so I'm happy.
Frank
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You did it right, nice work.

 

Thanks - I can't help myself anytime there's anything not perfect I have to fix it. I just replaced the engine identification sticker in my engine bay too since it had a crease in it. Haha
Frank

 

Any sign on the old one why it failed?

 

No - I was expecting to see a crack in the thin film or something but no nothing obvious. We used a steamer to get it separated from the seat cushion and it came off pretty easy. See the pic of the old vs new.
Frank
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If someone else is going to try the same repair in a 458 with carbon racing seats it may be worth investigating if the F430 CPOD sensor is more narrow to would fit better and if the connector is the same? It also happens to be a couple hundred bucks cheaper than the 458 one.

https://www.eurospares.com/Parts/80936700/Ferrari

 

I just bought Squires used sport seats to put in my 2011 458 with Electric Daytonas. I plan on using the modules from under the electrics and hiding those with custom harness extensions. I have a source for plugs/connectors and wiring. I was going to pull the CPOD from my Daytona (cheap way), but curious about the emulator. As a “cover” is designed to provide a “present” feedback like resistor or is a coding thing?

I also have consider buying a 430 CPOD sense cheaper and hiding it under the carpet, to avoid taking the seat apart. I can do it and have disassembled many seats, prefer to cheat on this one. I need to be able to put the car back to original configuration. I am also considering a full carbon console and other carbon bits. No hurry on that, but in the coming years. I hope to keep this car for quite sometime.

Thanks for any help. And also note, I have enjoyed all the info provided by Frank! Appreciate the effort Frank! Squires sent me your discussion. Cheers!


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Heres a picture of the 430 CPOD i just took. seems the plugs are different than the 458. I haven't installed it yet because I havent found Tan carbon seats yet.
But heres a some pictures.

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It's only 3 wires so if you want I guess you can use the old not working CPOD plug from the 458 and use it on this 430 one if you really wanted too.
But i rather just get the 458 part