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Title: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: MutantCav on 13 September 2008, 19:50:29
Ok as stated airbag light has come on (mini facelift so airbags in front seats too) could this just be wiring to the seats come loose as it wasnt on before and hasnt had a bump or something else?

How can you turn it off? Reset procedure or tech2?

Cheers, Chris.
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Andy B on 13 September 2008, 20:08:14
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Ok as stated airbag light has come on (mini facelift so airbags in front seats too) could this just be wiring to the seats come loose as it wasnt on before and hasnt had a bump or something else?

How can you turn it off? Reset procedure or tech2?

Cheers, Chris.

Cheapo or real Tech II to read the fault code & then re-set. My Astra's air bag light was due to a faulty seat belt pretensioner.
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: MutantCav on 13 September 2008, 20:15:12
Fixing the fault wont just auto reset it then? If there is a code would paperclip test show it up?
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: RobG on 13 September 2008, 20:16:29
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Ok as stated airbag light has come on (mini facelift so airbags in front seats too) could this just be wiring to the seats come loose as it wasnt on before and hasnt had a bump or something else?

How can you turn it off? Reset procedure or tech2?

Cheers, Chris.
Chris, Had this a while back, turned out that the multi-plug under the seat had loosened somehow. Pushed it back in no more airbag light :) :)
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Andy B on 13 September 2008, 20:18:30
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..... Pushed it back in no more airbag light :) :)

You'd still have to reset it though ....  :-/
I fixed the fault with my Astra but the light didn't go out till it was reset, same as IrmscherKris's Omega.
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: RobG on 13 September 2008, 20:22:24
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..... Pushed it back in no more airbag light :) :)

You'd still have to reset it though ....  :-/
I fixed the fault with my Astra but the light didn't go out till it was reset, same as IrmscherKris's Omega.
As stated my light went out as soon as connector was pushed back in :)
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Andy B on 13 September 2008, 20:24:44
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As stated my light went out as soon as connector was pushed back in :)

I believe you!  ;)
Just don't understand why.  :y
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: MutantCav on 13 September 2008, 20:26:55
Well I will have a fiddle with the plugs tomorrow and see if anything is resolved as well as doing paperclip test just to be on the safe side...you never know!
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 13 September 2008, 20:32:41
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Well I will have a fiddle with the plugs tomorrow and see if anything is resolved as well as doing paperclip test just to be on the safe side...you never know!

I don't think you can paperclip this system Chris..
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: RobG on 13 September 2008, 20:38:56
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As stated my light went out as soon as connector was pushed back in :)

I believe you!  ;)
Just don't understand why.  :y
Wasn`t implying you were wrong and I was right or vice versa just saying mine went out. Don`t know why either, just did. :y :y :) :)
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Richie London on 13 September 2008, 20:39:57
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Well I will have a fiddle with the plugs tomorrow and see if anything is resolved as well as doing paperclip test just to be on the safe side...you never know!


mines been on for about 2 months now, cant find the prob  >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: philhoward on 13 September 2008, 20:43:32
When I owned a series of Citroen Xantias, 99.9% of the time it was the seat connector.  Only real cure was to solder the connections together...hopefully, VX used better connectors!
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Andy B on 13 September 2008, 20:45:18
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mines been on for about 2 months now, cant find the prob  >:( >:( >:(

Any fault codes read?  :-/
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: feeutfo on 13 September 2008, 21:09:28
paper clip/pedal trick only read engine ecu. Wont hurt to do it at any point, but i dont think the air bags have anything do with the engine ecu. How does the omega deal with child car seats? Does it have option to deactivate the pass side?
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: dbug on 13 September 2008, 21:16:43
Needs Tech2 or cheapo Tec2 to reset airbag codes!
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: RobG on 13 September 2008, 21:16:43
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paper clip/pedal trick only read engine ecu. Wont hurt to do it at any point, but i dont think the air bags have anything do with the engine ecu. How does the omega deal with child car seats? Does it have option to deactivate the pass side?
AFAIK unable to deactivate individual aspects of SBS. IIRC if any part of SBS system inoperative light will come on :)
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Tafty on 13 September 2008, 21:19:01
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..... Pushed it back in no more airbag light :) :)

You'd still have to reset it though ....  :-/
I fixed the fault with my Astra but the light didn't go out till it was reset, same as IrmscherKris's Omega.
As stated my light went out as soon as connector was pushed back in :)

Same with mine eventuallyafter I had unplugged and reconnected a few times the light went out - hasn't returned ...........yet :-X.  

 :y
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 13 September 2008, 21:51:35
You really need to get it tech2'd or cheapo tech2'd to find out why the airbag light has come on.........could be any of the airbags or sensors with a prob or indeed a bad connection.......but getting the code will point you in the right place  :y
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Jimbob on 15 September 2008, 08:37:07
Real tech2 is best for this...

It will show you the live data, you can then wiggle all the plugs and work out exactly which one is being a pain.

On mine it was the one in the drivers seat back, ended up giving the connector a good clean, been fine since.
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: bappy on 15 September 2008, 14:07:43
mine has just come on immediately after having the dashboard out for bulb replacement. maybe bashed the inside of the steering wheel bits???
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Jimbob on 15 September 2008, 20:36:24
Months its been out since fixing it....

Tell you how to do the same....

Bloody things come on again tonight  >:(
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: iainb on 15 September 2008, 21:06:54
I would look around the hindge area of the seat and see if the wires have got trapped .
I dont think you will be able to turn SRS lamp off as this a safety crical system.
 There will be a stored code in SRS module
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: bappy on 16 September 2008, 13:28:54
have thought of an alternative solution...

take butter knife to the centre dash airvents, removing them.

undo 2 screws in the corners of the air vent, remove casing...

undo screw on the left hand side of the dash panel

undo screw just above settering wheel at the base of the dash panel.

remove dash panel being careful of the fat cable in the back of the lcd screen.

locate airbag bulb on the reverse of the dash panel. turn bulb 90 degress and remove.

reassemble dash. reassembly is the reverse of disassembly.

 :D :D :D
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: shyboy on 16 September 2008, 13:37:42
Are not the airbags inoperative if the light is showing? Taking the bulb out won't alter this, surely, and there must be insurance complications if the system has been left unrepaired or deliberately disabled.
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: Kevin Wood on 16 September 2008, 13:56:44
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mine has just come on immediately after having the dashboard out for bulb replacement. maybe bashed the inside of the steering wheel bits???

The airbag ECU monitors the system whenever the car battery is connected and disturbing any part of it will raise a fault and light the light. I suspect it's detected the removal of the dash (disconnection of the airbag warning light) and now needs resetting.

Kevin
Title: Re: Airbag Light Has Come On
Post by: JohnM on 16 September 2008, 20:12:09
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Are not the airbags inoperative if the light is showing? Taking the bulb out won't alter this, surely, and there must be insurance complications if the system has been left unrepaired or deliberately disabled.
Yes this is right.  
Light on, no SRS (none).
If the OP doen't know what has caused it (aka self-inflicted) get a full code read to pin point for repair.  If you can't get to a friendly tech2 some auto electician specialists can read & reset (worth phoning around).