Airbag light, reset? Repair? Replace? - Page 2

crystalworks · #1 12-30-2018, 02:17 PM

Odd to have so many go bad at once. From that readout on the foxwell it looks like steering wheel and dash board bags are bad (or unplugged). And maybe the passenger door airbag? Not sure about stage 1 vs stage 2. Could it just be a fuse? If you find what you need, I have a parts truck with all the bags here.

Muleears · #2 12-30-2018, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by crystalworks

Odd to have so many go bad at once. From that readout on the foxwell it looks like steering wheel and dash board bags are bad (or unplugged). And maybe the passenger door airbag? Not sure about stage 1 vs stage 2. Could it just be a fuse? If you find what you need, I have a parts truck with all the bags here.

From what I learned from the PO, the light had been on for while, probably years. He thought it was a bad connection on the passenger bag. Either way, I want it off. I’ll figure out where exactly the problem is when I get the software up and running. I will definitely keep your parts truck in mind. Thanks.

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upallnight · #3 12-31-2018, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by crystalworks

Odd to have so many go bad at once. From that readout on the foxwell it looks like steering wheel and dash board bags are bad (or unplugged). And maybe the passenger door airbag? Not sure about stage 1 vs stage 2. Could it just be a fuse? If you find what you need, I have a parts truck with all the bags here.

Stage 1 means that there is only one explosion when the airbag goes off and Stage 2 means there is two explosions that go off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRx0Oi8jXjg

Fifty150hs · #4 12-30-2018, 02:43 PM

I kept getting an air bag light for driver's side stage 1. Could clear it and it would last awhile then come back. The last time I cleared it I ran the SRS system test. The test goes through and identifies all of the pieces of the SRS system. It's been over a month now and I haven't had the light come back yet. It got to the point it was popping up every couple of days before. Don't know why, but it seems fixed (knock wood).

Fifty150hs · #5 01-03-2019, 12:57 AM

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I kept getting an air bag light for driver's side stage 1. Could clear it and it would last awhile then come back. The last time I cleared it I ran the SRS system test. The test goes through and identifies all of the pieces of the SRS system. It's been over a month now and I haven't had the light come back yet. It got to the point it was popping up every couple of days before. Don't know why, but it seems fixed (knock wood).

Knew I was jinxing myself. Light showed up again yesterday. I cleared it and it was back today. Damn!

Jeadiex5 · #6 01-01-2019, 01:30 PM

I had the same thing and it was my sensor pad on my passenger seat. Bought a bypass sensor and seatbelt emulator (bought as a kit on Amazon or ebay and was sent from Ireland). Easy install and works flawlessly. Airbag will still deploy but will regardess if someone is sitting there or not.

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Muleears · #7 01-02-2019, 05:14 AM

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I had the same thing and it was my sensor pad on my passenger seat. Bought a bypass sensor and seatbelt emulator (bought as a kit on Amazon or ebay and was sent from Ireland). Easy install and works flawlessly. Airbag will still deploy but will regardess if someone is sitting there or not.

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I understand how this enulates the seat bucking, but how does it make the light go out? (found it on ebay for $15, from Ireland)I can buckkle the seat now and make the alarm stop but the light stays on.

andrewwynn · #8 01-02-2019, 06:19 AM

There is an implication that the light has to be reset with scan tool.

Muleears · #9 01-02-2019, 08:15 AM

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There is an implication that the light has to be reset with scan tool.

Thanks andrewwynn. I have a 510, which I know the basics of its operation. I also have INPA, BMW 1.4(?) and an XP laptop, but don't yet know how to use them. It's my understanding one of these can do the job.

What if it's not the seat pad, it's instead a bad connection or a bad igniter. This won't still kill the light will it?

Thanks again!

Jeadiex5 · #10 01-02-2019, 08:40 AM

The $15 part is the seat belt warning emulator. You may need the seat sensor bypass part as well. Small grey box with a couple of dip switches. Both work together as the seat thinks someone is always in it so the seat belt warning needs to be tricked. Also, many of these cars were covered under a recall. Mine was not far a strange reason but 90 percent were...check that out first.

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