Airbag Malfunction light

[sashki2]

Whenever something heavy is on a front passenger seat (be that a child, a dog or a heavy bag), a warning light is on saying "passenger airbag is off". What I found however, if this happens often, the airbag malfunction warning light on the dash would come on and stay on. I went to a dealer & all they did was reset the light and advised me not to put anything heavy on the seat. I didn't argue at the time. But now, the malfunction light is on again & I'm thinking to go and make them take a better look at the issue.
Has anyone had something similar? Any thoughts?

[EXceptional]

I went to a dealer & all they did was reset the light and advised me not to put anything heavy on the seat.

So , you're not allowed to have any Passengers, cause the Dealer can't properly fix it?

[sashki2]

They imply you're not allowed to have passengers that are lighter then an adult on the front seat. I don't think it's right.

[EXceptional]

Some Car-manufacturers don't like small Kids in the Front-seats.

[sashki2]

Liking & not liking are emotions & they have nothing to do with an issue
The weight sensor is there to disable the airbag if a passenger is lighter then certain weight. As you know, it's done because of previously done research that revealed that children may be fatally injured by the airbag itself. No deploy - no injury.
Now, if they have an algorithm in place, to trigger airbag malfunction light if disabling happens to often, this should be clearly stated in the manual & known to owner.
What happens if my dog is on the front seat? Or a heavy bag with laptop & bunch of papers?