Topic: Here we go again - Air Bag Light (Read 2602 times)

Auto Addict · « **on:** 27 January 2007, 18:34:25 »

Bl**dy thing came on again driving home tonight.

Will try and get a reading tomorrow, in Hugarian I presume, with the poor mans Tech II I just bought.

MikeDundee · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 January 2007, 18:40:12 »

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Bl**dy thing came on again driving home tonight.

Will try and get a reading tomorrow, in Hugarian I presume, with the poor mans Tech II I just bought.

Good Luck, and if you need any help with translating the hungarian let me know, I can help out there

Dave-C · « **Reply #2 on:** 27 January 2007, 18:42:44 »

I've had two squibs go faulty, that's the link from the steering wheel to the column, I'd put money on that, then, apparently! The warning light needs turning off in TECH II.. I'm sure it doesn't cycle out like engine management sensors..

DC

P.S. what's your tech II, why Hungarian? etc.....

tunnie · « **Reply #3 on:** 27 January 2007, 18:42:51 »

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Bl**dy thing came on again driving home tonight.

Will try and get a reading tomorrow, in Hugarian I presume, with the poor mans Tech II I just bought.

Student Bodge job of the day - Unscrew the bulb

Auto Addict · « **Reply #4 on:** 27 January 2007, 19:02:42 »

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Bl**dy thing came on again driving home tonight.

Will try and get a reading tomorrow, in Hugarian I presume, with the poor mans Tech II I just bought.

Good Luck, and if you need any help with translating the hungarian let me know, I can help out there

Cheers.

Auto Addict · « **Reply #5 on:** 27 January 2007, 19:06:20 »

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I've had two squibs go faulty, that's the link from the steering wheel to the column, I'd put money on that, then, apparently! The warning light needs turning off in TECH II.. I'm sure it doesn't cycle out like engine management sensors..

DC

P.S. what's your tech II, why Hungarian? etc.....

The airbag light can only be reset with a Tech II, AFAIK, the only software available (apart from a real Tech II) capable of resetting the air bag light is in Hugarian.

STMO123 · « **Reply #6 on:** 27 January 2007, 19:07:40 »

There are some members who seem to get all the probs, while others (touch wood) seem to be quite lucky

Auto Addict · « **Reply #7 on:** 27 January 2007, 19:12:22 »

To update members who didn't follow the original saga.

Drivers door air bag sensor replaced under warranty January 2006.

Air bag sensor light came on in November 2006, diagnosed by TheBoy as drivers door airbag sensor.

Replaced, and light reset by TheBoys real Tech II.

Now the lights come on again.

It's got to be something else other than the drivers door bag sensor for it to keep coming on.

I'll try and take a reading in daylight tomorrow, and try and reset it with the software I've got.

Otherwise, it looks like a trip to Northampton again, if that's OK with you TB.

tunnie · « **Reply #8 on:** 27 January 2007, 19:19:45 »

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To update members who didn't follow the original saga.

Drivers door air bag sensor replaced under warranty January 2006.

Air bag sensor light came on in November 2006, diagnosed by TheBoy as drivers door airbag sensor.

Replaced, and light reset by TheBoys real Tech II.

Now the lights come on again.

It's got to be something else other than the drivers door bag sensor for it to keep coming on.

I'll try and take a reading in daylight tomorrow, and try and reset it with the software I've got.

Otherwise, it looks like a trip to Northampton again, if that's OK with you TB.

If its a weekend you pop down, i'll come over too.

Markjay · « **Reply #9 on:** 27 January 2007, 22:18:48 »

Just in case, remember to sit in the back seat as per TB's warning...

Auto Addict · « **Reply #10 on:** 28 January 2007, 07:37:55 »

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Just in case, remember to sit in the back seat as per TB's warning...

Well, thanks MJ, that gives me a lot of confidence to try it......

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #11 on:** 28 January 2007, 08:07:40 »

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Bl**dy thing came on again driving home tonight.

Will try and get a reading tomorrow, in Hugarian I presume, with the poor mans Tech II I just bought.

Student Bodge job of the day - Unscrew the bulb

Only prob there Tunnie, if the MOT tester is on the ball.....it will fail the MOT.....ie light for airbag didnt come on and go off after a few secs

However there is another way

Auto Addict · « **Reply #12 on:** 28 January 2007, 08:09:28 »

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Bl**dy thing came on again driving home tonight.

Will try and get a reading tomorrow, in Hugarian I presume, with the poor mans Tech II I just bought.

Student Bodge job of the day - Unscrew the bulb

Only prob there Tunnie, if the MOT tester is on the ball.....it will fail the MOT.....ie light for airbag didnt come on and go off after a few secs However there is another way

Fortunately, it passed the MOT a couple of weeks or so ago.

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #13 on:** 28 January 2007, 08:09:39 »

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Just in case, remember to sit in the back seat as per TB's warning...

Well, thanks MJ, that gives me a lot of confidence to try it......

It'll be fine AA

No ones airbag has every gone off using the prog......tho might be wise to get Mrs AA to do the checking

Auto Addict · « **Reply #14 on:** 28 January 2007, 08:12:35 »

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Just in case, remember to sit in the back seat as per TB's warning...

Well, thanks MJ, that gives me a lot of confidence to try it......

It'll be fine AA No ones airbag has every gone off using the prog......tho might be wise to get Mrs AA to do the checking

Right, I'll go and check it.

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #15 on:** 28 January 2007, 08:20:40 »

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Just in case, remember to sit in the back seat as per TB's warning...

Well, thanks MJ, that gives me a lot of confidence to try it......

It'll be fine AA No ones airbag has every gone off using the prog......tho might be wise to get Mrs AA to do the checking

Right, I'll go and check it.

I do it in this sequence......plug in cheapo tech2......ign on...then start the prog, selecting english each time of starting the prog seems to get more english sometimes.....

You should get several lines of hungarian.....list ecu type/version/etc then read codes button will be clickalbe and not greyed out

Auto Addict · « **Reply #16 on:** 28 January 2007, 08:25:50 »

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Just in case, remember to sit in the back seat as per TB's warning...

Well, thanks MJ, that gives me a lot of confidence to try it......

It'll be fine AA No ones airbag has every gone off using the prog......tho might be wise to get Mrs AA to do the checking

Right, I'll go and check it.

Well, that worked, Error code 71, drivers door airbag.

Reset it, OK at the moment.

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #17 on:** 28 January 2007, 08:34:46 »

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Just in case, remember to sit in the back seat as per TB's warning...

Well, thanks MJ, that gives me a lot of confidence to try it......

It'll be fine AA No ones airbag has every gone off using the prog......tho might be wise to get Mrs AA to do the checking

Right, I'll go and check it.

Well, that worked, Error code 71, drivers door airbag.

Reset it, OK at the moment.

Cool...

Altho if it keeps coming on 71 means communication error......so could be dodgey connection somewhere......and be worth following the diagnostic

Auto Addict · « **Reply #18 on:** 28 January 2007, 08:45:37 »

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Just in case, remember to sit in the back seat as per TB's warning...

Well, thanks MJ, that gives me a lot of confidence to try it......

It'll be fine AA No ones airbag has every gone off using the prog......tho might be wise to get Mrs AA to do the checking

Right, I'll go and check it.

Well, that worked, Error code 71, drivers door airbag.

Reset it, OK at the moment.

Cool...

Altho if it keeps coming on 71 means communication error......so could be dodgey connection somewhere......and be worth following the diagnostic

I agree, the last time it happened TheBoy and I cleaned alot of the connections, but the fault reappeard.

We then decided it must be a faulty sensor, so I replaced it (last November).

The fact that it has now happened again does point to a faulty connection somewhere.

I will investigate further.

Auto Addict · « **Reply #19 on:** 28 January 2007, 08:48:42 »

The upside is that the cheapo TechII seems up to the job

So I haven't wasted my money, only decided to buy it last week - is that an Omen

TheBoy · « **Reply #20 on:** 28 January 2007, 10:09:01 »

Glad its sorted AA, sorry to be so slow to respond to this thread.

It was a 71 when you brought it over, and replacement helped.

I would wait and see if it happens again, then go from there... ...I can't believe the sensor could have faired again (unless it is getting damp etc??)

Markjay · « **Reply #21 on:** 28 January 2007, 10:20:08 »

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The upside is that the cheapo TechII seems up to the job

So I haven't wasted my money, only decided to buy it last week - is that an Omen

Glad the TechII did what it says on the box (or on eBay to be precise, as it does not actually come with a box...)

Have you tried connecting it to other systems yet e.g. auto gearbox, ABS/TC, Aircon, etc...?

Auto Addict · « **Reply #22 on:** 28 January 2007, 10:34:53 »

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Glad its sorted AA, sorry to be so slow to respond to this thread.

It was a 71 when you brought it over, and replacement helped.

I would wait and see if it happens again, then go from there... ...I can't believe the sensor could have faired again (unless it is getting damp etc??)

I can't believe it's the sensor again, will investigate the connections in the side panel.

Auto Addict · « **Reply #23 on:** 28 January 2007, 10:38:06 »

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The upside is that the cheapo TechII seems up to the job

So I haven't wasted my money, only decided to buy it last week - is that an Omen

Glad the TechII did what it says on the box (or on eBay to be precise, as it does not actually come with a box...)

Have you tried connecting it to other systems yet e.g. auto gearbox, ABS/TC, Aircon, etc...?

Not yet, only engine and airbag, one thing at a time.

TheBoy cleared all existing fault codes when I was over there in November.

The surprising thing was the airbag message was in English!

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #24 on:** 28 January 2007, 18:34:38 »

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The upside is that the cheapo TechII seems up to the job

So I haven't wasted my money, only decided to buy it last week - is that an Omen

Glad the TechII did what it says on the box (or on eBay to be precise, as it does not actually come with a box...)

Have you tried connecting it to other systems yet e.g. auto gearbox, ABS/TC, Aircon, etc...?

Not yet, only engine and airbag, one thing at a time.

TheBoy cleared all existing fault codes when I was over there in November.

The surprising thing was the airbag message was in English!

So you dont get P0700 and P1700 when reading the engine codes then AA?

My EML came on again today for a while then went off.......if i could be arsed to read the codes again i bet P0700 and P1700 will be back again

Youve got your airbag light, ive got my EML light grrrr

Auto Addict · « **Reply #25 on:** 28 January 2007, 20:13:45 »

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The upside is that the cheapo TechII seems up to the job

So I haven't wasted my money, only decided to buy it last week - is that an Omen

Glad the TechII did what it says on the box (or on eBay to be precise, as it does not actually come with a box...)

Have you tried connecting it to other systems yet e.g. auto gearbox, ABS/TC, Aircon, etc...?

Not yet, only engine and airbag, one thing at a time.

TheBoy cleared all existing fault codes when I was over there in November.

The surprising thing was the airbag message was in English!

So you dont get P0700 and P1700 when reading the engine codes then AA?

My EML came on again today for a while then went off.......if i could be arsed to read the codes again i bet P0700 and P1700 will be back again Youve got your airbag light, ive got my EML light grrrr

The only fault codes in existance, if I remember correctly, were very old radio codes. No other codes were showing.

Gearbox and engine software were up to date.

I don't have any more fault codes stored, as far as I can tell.

Haven't used the car today, other than to reset the airbag code, and done a few stops and starts to check it.

Auto Addict · « **Reply #26 on:** 29 January 2007, 18:48:35 »

Just an update, done a lot of miles today, lots of stops and starts.

Ok at the minute

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #27 on:** 30 January 2007, 06:44:47 »

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The upside is that the cheapo TechII seems up to the job

So I haven't wasted my money, only decided to buy it last week - is that an Omen

Glad the TechII did what it says on the box (or on eBay to be precise, as it does not actually come with a box...)

Have you tried connecting it to other systems yet e.g. auto gearbox, ABS/TC, Aircon, etc...?

Not yet, only engine and airbag, one thing at a time.

TheBoy cleared all existing fault codes when I was over there in November.

The surprising thing was the airbag message was in English!

So you dont get P0700 and P1700 when reading the engine codes then AA?

My EML came on again today for a while then went off.......if i could be arsed to read the codes again i bet P0700 and P1700 will be back again Youve got your airbag light, ive got my EML light grrrr

The only fault codes in existance, if I remember correctly, were very old radio codes. No other codes were showing.

Gearbox and engine software were up to date.

I don't have any more fault codes stored, as far as I can tell.

Haven't used the car today, other than to reset the airbag code, and done a few stops and starts to check it.

Hmmm and i was thinking P0700 and P1700 were common codes for 2.2's.....wonder whats causing mine then? :-/ As you dont get them. Probably a loose connection somewhere too! maybe?

TheBoy · « **Reply #28 on:** 30 January 2007, 18:06:04 »

TD, maybe they need clearing, and wont disappear on their own?

Dave-C · « **Reply #29 on:** 30 January 2007, 18:16:32 »

Just a point too, don't be tempted to do tests with a multimeter, the voltage MAY fire the pyros off! I know someone who this happened to, ARSE!

DAVE C

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #30 on:** 30 January 2007, 18:19:28 »

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TD, maybe they need clearing, and wont disappear on their own?

I do clear them, every time i read them....just they come back....

BigCat · « **Reply #31 on:** 31 January 2007, 01:21:00 »

Hi AA, can I just check which unit you bought, is it this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160049536957&rd=1&rd=1

Thinking of buying one myself..

Markjay · « **Reply #32 on:** 31 January 2007, 01:30:56 »

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Hi AA, can I just check which unit you bought, is it this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160049536957&rd=1&rd=1

Thinking of buying one myself..

This is not the one I have, and I believe AA's is the same as mine... so if you do get this unit, I will be very interested to se which software it uses and how it compares with my unit...

Markjay · « **Reply #33 on:** 31 January 2007, 01:34:50 »

This is the one I have:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Opel-Vauxhall-OBD2-OBD-II-2-Interface-Tech2-Opel-Tech_W0QQitemZ130074813960QQihZ003QQcategoryZ30921QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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