Here we go again - Air Bag Light

[Taxi_Driver]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

Ok at the minute

[Taxi_Driver]

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]

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

[Dave-C]

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