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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: DJ Pete on 28 August 2007, 08:20:51

Title: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: DJ Pete on 28 August 2007, 08:20:51
Hello All,

My Airbag light has suddenly come on for no apparent reason (I haven't unplugged anything or disconnected the battery).

From searching the forum, I can see that post 98/99 Omegas can have this reset with a Tech2 or cheapo equivalent, but I can't seem to find much information about earlier models like mine?

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Pete.
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: magnul on 28 August 2007, 11:52:16
Cheapo Tech2 can't handle your car. I'll need genuine Tech2 or other professional equipment.
Air bag light can be caused by poor contact in pyrotechnical seat tensioners, but AFAIK the early models like yours (and mine) have mechanical tensioners. Think you should get the codes read at a garage.
Feel free to report here what the problem was, as I'm having air bag problems at the moment.

-Magnus-
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: TheBoy on 28 August 2007, 13:25:45
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Hello All,

My Airbag light has suddenly come on for no apparent reason (I haven't unplugged anything or disconnected the battery).

From searching the forum, I can see that post 98/99 Omegas can have this reset with a Tech2 or cheapo equivalent, but I can't seem to find much information about earlier models like mine?

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Pete.
Fairly certain that Tech2 (real one) can read Omega 95 airbag to find out why light on, and reset it once fixed.

Tech1 can certainly do it (with the Omega cartridge)
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: Dave-C on 28 August 2007, 19:21:22
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Hello All,

My Airbag light has suddenly come on for no apparent reason (I haven't unplugged anything or disconnected the battery).

From searching the forum, I can see that post 98/99 Omegas can have this reset with a Tech2 or cheapo equivalent, but I can't seem to find much information about earlier models like mine?

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Pete.


I'll put money on the Squib going faulty....  that's the ribbon thingy on the steering column...  wheel off, reset after swap £35 for part..

DC
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: TheBoy on 28 August 2007, 19:22:42
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Hello All,

My Airbag light has suddenly come on for no apparent reason (I haven't unplugged anything or disconnected the battery).

From searching the forum, I can see that post 98/99 Omegas can have this reset with a Tech2 or cheapo equivalent, but I can't seem to find much information about earlier models like mine?

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Pete.


I'll put money on the Squib going faulty....  that's the ribbon thingy on the steering column...  wheel off, reset after swap £35 for part..

DC
on a 95, thats a fair bet.  nothing much on the seats, and no door sensors, which are the usuals post 98
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: magnul on 28 August 2007, 19:45:11
So that may be the part I should have changed then? I got fault code "31 - Drivers side ignitor - high resistance" on my air bag. Replaced the air bag today, but haven't tried to clear the code yet, so I don't know if it worked. I assumed that the ignitor was an integral part of the air bag.
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: TheBoy on 28 August 2007, 20:52:31
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So that may be the part I should have changed then? I got fault code "31 - Drivers side ignitor - high resistance" on my air bag. Replaced the air bag today, but haven't tried to clear the code yet, so I don't know if it worked. I assumed that the ignitor was an integral part of the air bag.
You need to get codes reset and reread to know for definate.  Be aware, with the srs light on, the system is disabled, and will not fire in accident.
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: magnul on 29 August 2007, 17:10:42
Is the squib a part of the slip ring? I'm a bit confused as my interpretation of squib (from pyrotechnics) is the business end of an electric ignitor.
I get my fault codes read and deleted for free in exchange for buying parts where they have the FCR, but I don't want to buy the wrong part.

Sorry about the thread hijack. Hope the answers are of some use to the thread starter
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: DJ Pete on 30 August 2007, 20:13:23
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Sorry about the thread hijack. Hope the answers are of some use to the thread starter

No problem, looks like I need to arrange a potentialy expensive trip to Vauxhall, unless there's anyone near Essex with a fault code reading device
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: TheBoy on 30 August 2007, 20:40:19
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Sorry about the thread hijack. Hope the answers are of some use to the thread starter

No problem, looks like I need to arrange a potentialy expensive trip to Vauxhall, unless there's anyone near Essex with a fault code reading device
Up near jnc 15a m1 :( - M_dtm even further north :(
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: DJ Pete on 11 September 2007, 19:24:12
Would this be of any use?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250161198559
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: magnul on 11 September 2007, 19:32:36
Probably not (unless the TD is unlike other omegas). Omega B has a 16pin connector that looks like a OBDII plug, but it's not really OBDII
Title: Re: Airbag Light on a 1995 TD
Post by: TheBoy on 12 September 2007, 09:00:19
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Would this be of any use?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250161198559
nope.