Originally Posted by Mcbruges

We have a similar problem on our X5.
The red airbag light was/is lit. What this meant was that the airbag control module is toast.

In turn this means that, yes, you will still have airbag deployement if you get into an accident. But now all airbags will deploy at full force. The airbag control module controls the number of airbags to deploy and the force/speed with which to deploy them.

The best/safest thing to do is to replace the airbag control module. But know that if you get into an accident in the mean time your airbags should still be working.
Fred