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Posted by: lmcchesney Sep 8 2004, 08:03 AM

I found this relay under the passanger seat. It seems to be a replacement part in that it is an Audi part number. The relay is about 1.5 inch cube with 214 marked on the top. Audi part number is 443 951 253K. Other number is SHO 89 9512. Any idea what the relay acts on? Is it necessary?
Thanks,
L. McC

Posted by: seanery Sep 8 2004, 08:07 AM

It's the famous seat heater.

well....ok, not a seat heater, but seat belt disconnected buzzer relay thingy.

Posted by: ArtechnikA Sep 8 2004, 08:09 AM

what is the year of your car?

if it's around '74 it could well be the infamous seat belt interlock.

Posted by: ! Sep 8 2004, 08:48 AM

They oughta dig the guy up that thought of that and bitchslap his ass...

Posted by: lmcchesney Sep 8 2004, 09:07 AM

The body and electrical is a 72. I too thought it's a seatbelt interupter.
L. McC

Posted by: eric914 Sep 8 2004, 10:04 AM

It was not just Porsche that had these silly things. I had a 1973 SAAB 99 with the same type of sensor. If a passenger was in the seat with no belt, a big red light on the dash would light and a buzzer would sound. A real pain in the keister if you had a heavy box in the passenger seat.

Posted by: SirAndy Sep 8 2004, 10:06 AM

'72 sounds too early ...

do you have the red "fasten seatbelt" light on the dash?
Andy