Airbag Light
 

Quick question.... Had all the seats out my X running some wiring for my stereo.... It got dark so I just started up the X and pulled her back in the garage for the night. The next morning I pulled her back out and after finishing up my work put all the seats back in my X.

Now the Airbag light remains on.... Is this something I will have to take to the dealer to get reset or is there a way I can do it myself...

The light is going to be on for the "drivers seatbelt pretensioner, firing circuit" since you had the seat out and turned the key on, and I don't know of any way of resetting it without the GT1 or DIS+ at the dealer.

I'd call the local dealers and tell them the situation and ask how much they would charge for a quick reset. Maybe they will help you out, but likely a half hour charge...

Hey thanks! Ithought that would be the case.... I will be taking it in for servicing soon so I will just wait until then to have it done.... I guess I should go ahead and change out my door speakers before doing so to prevent having to take it back to them.

I have the Carsoft 6.5 and this one takes care of these things. I had the same issue after my ''nav - install''.

Carsoft is available on fleebay.....:D

Might as well, but usually if you leave the key off you don't get the light. But I know thats not always the case...:D

If you disconnect the battery before doing the unplug, and keep the battery disconnected as long as the seat is unplugged, will prevent the activation of the light..........

I found it easier to fork out for the carsoft for these situations as I very often do ''testing'' whilst some of the stuff is disconnected.....

Yet again, I had never heard of the carsoft.... If I didn't work at the dealer I would buy a laptop just for that!

I agree but my problem came from me starting the X up so I could move it in to the garage... I guess I could have left it outside for the night but I did not expect that to happen.... I had the seats out numerous times in my E32 without experiencing this. Now I know, thinking about getting the code reader but just may let the dealer reset this since I have to get the servicing in a few hundred more miles

a normal code reader does not sort out your ''airbag light''. You need a more specialized tool like carsoft, or the type of stuff they use @ the $tealer..... Which cost ''an arm and a leg..'' :yawn:

I was looking at the one you spoke about on eBay for $50