DTC 35 - Low Resistance Across Pins 8 and 9 at Diag. Monitor

Electrical Schematic:

Circuit Description
A fault code 35 may occur even though the vehicle is not equipped with a passenger side air bag due to the internal logic of the diagnostic monitor.

Normal Operation
The diagnostic monitor measures the resistance across pin 8 and pin 9 every time the ignition switch is turned to the ON position. Normal resistance across these circuits is between 0.9 ohms and 1.1 ohms. This resistance comes from the passenger side air bag itself. If the resistance across pins 8 and 9 is less than 0.7 ohms, the monitor will flash a code 35. Note that it does not matter if pin 7 is grounded or not. If low resistance is measured across pins 8 and 9 a fault code 35 will appear.

Possible Causes
Low resistance across pins 8 and 9 can be caused by a short between pins 8 and 9 at the air bag diagnostic monitor.

Pinpoint Test Steps:

35-1 - 35-2: