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There seems to be a debate on whether you should use Vag-Com to do anything with the airbag light. From what people have said, even just testing the modules "could" set the airbags off, which "Could" go off in your face and kill you. Ok so a little dramatic, but enough for me take mine to the dealers to get the light turned off .
JoeT_999
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JoeT_999
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it only came on after i took the glove box out and started the engine then connected what I unplugged and it never went off?
may have missed some thing will have to look again.
may have missed some thing will have to look again.
CupraSteve said:
Not true of the airbag system. Any fault will completely disable the airbag system in the car until reset. It's a safety feature to prevent the airbags being re-enabled automatically when there could be a fault which could cause the system to b triggered.
If you unplug the wire behind the glovebox and then put the key in the ignition before reconnecting then the airbags will all be disabled and stay that way until reset.
Pete
JoeT_999
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thank you very much! just got to get the vag com working now. harder than it says on the website. lol.
cornish
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Hi,
I did exactly the same thing on Wednesday in my LCR..
Glove box out to fit an iPod/Connects2 in - disconnected the cable to the airbag switch so I could get the glovebox out of the way.
With the glovebox out, put the ignition on a couple of times to test my hidden power socket.
Put it all back together and got the airbag light when I drove off - thought it was a bad connection so stripped it out to ckeck and it was all OK.
Phoned a dealer who wanted £30 to reset the light - but called Badger5 and went round his house - 5mins on the Vag-Com - light gone.
The error code was 'intermittent power in passenger airbag switch' - makes sense.
Find someone with a Vag-Com and away you go.
Normally with the Airbag system I would go to the dealer, but knowing that I disconnected something that controls it and after searching on here - seemed worth it.
I did exactly the same thing on Wednesday in my LCR..
Glove box out to fit an iPod/Connects2 in - disconnected the cable to the airbag switch so I could get the glovebox out of the way.
With the glovebox out, put the ignition on a couple of times to test my hidden power socket.
Put it all back together and got the airbag light when I drove off - thought it was a bad connection so stripped it out to ckeck and it was all OK.
Phoned a dealer who wanted £30 to reset the light - but called Badger5 and went round his house - 5mins on the Vag-Com - light gone.
The error code was 'intermittent power in passenger airbag switch' - makes sense.
Find someone with a Vag-Com and away you go.
Normally with the Airbag system I would go to the dealer, but knowing that I disconnected something that controls it and after searching on here - seemed worth it.
JoeT_999
Guest
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