airbag

Just fixed vile & scary grinding sound coming from steering but missed one of the Airbag connectors before reconnecting the battery. :doh: Now the blasted Airbag warning light refuses to go out & aleady skint after 4 new tyres & new suspension. :censored: Think this needs resetting with...

Only reason I ask is I have MOT tommorow and after replacing steering column I havent plugged in VAGcom yet to clear code... If so better do it before I go !!!

hi i have recently just bought a Toledo and the airbag light stays on constantly, anybody got any advice on how i can fix this preferably without taking it to a dealer? also do you know whether this is a common problem for these cars? I'd appreciate it if anybody could help.

The other day I started the car and the airbag light stayed on. Switched car off again and left it a few seconds and restarted....hey presto....still on [:@] :censored: This went on for a few hours using the car in town. Anyway, while later used the car again and all is fine, operating as...

Right does anyone know if you can disable the ECU from looking for the two seat airbags in the Mk4? Either that or is there something that can be plugged into the airbag plugs to trick the ECU into thinking they're plugged in? Pete

Can the airbag warning light being on cause the EPC light to come on? I took out my steering column to change my pedal box as it had snapped and now the airbag light is on, must have buggered the roatary bit on the back of the steering wheel or something. but after about 1-2 miles of driving...

how can i tell if i have airbag or not in my ibiza 1.4 p 97

I have a check airbag light on the dash. What could it be? It happened after installing the cables for the amps, I took out the glovebox and lower dash under the steering wheel. Could it be a fuse? I can't find a fuse related to the airbag. thanks

Hi all, My airbag warning light has come on - its been into the garage and the fault has been narrowed down to the steering wheel. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Any ideas where I can get a replacement wheel from and what I should expect to pay? I'd appreciate any...

Anyone else had any problems with the airbag warning light coming on? Just got into the car and noticed the light comes on whilst it does its system check then goes off for a second but then comes on and stays on. Has anyone got any suggestions as to probable cause or solution. Guess I...

I recently clipped a kerb with my passenger side front wheel, and it set of my driver side side airbag. I barely touched the kerb, no other apparent damage. Even the wheel isn't too badly marked, but will be getting replaced. My questions are, why would such a small thing set of the airbag...

What type of screws are they in the back of the steering wheel holding the airbag on as I want to remove the steering wheel !! Phillips ? Flathead ? Allen Key ? Cheers in advance !! LEE

Hi please could anyone tell me if there is any way of turning the passenger airbag off on a x plate leon cupra?:think: Ive had a good hunt around and cant seem to find a key or on off switch anywhere. If it is possible that would really help me out. if not its missus and the new born in the...

When driving last week , having to do a last minute brake and swerve to avoid an HGV the airbag light has come on. I went down to my local VAG specilaist and we put it on the diagnostics and it came up with it being the seat airbags, it was reset but it registersd the fault as being a poor...

Ahh.:scary: I was driving home tonight with the girlfriend when the passenger side seat airbag randomly went off. We were only doing about 35mph when I drove over a pothole on the drivers side and BANG. The passenger seat belt tightened up and the car turned itself off as well. When it...

Hi All, This is a wierd one. Just had all 4 tyres replaced and a full wheel alignment. I noticed on the way home that the airbag warning light was on? I've done a search and I can find all sorts of airbag light on threads, but none that relate directly to wheel changing. Can anyone...

Took my seats out at the weekend which meant unplugging the airbag connectors, after fitting the seats back in i'm left with my airbag light on. I've taken the seats out plenty of times before and the light has always gone out afterwards. Will disconnecting the battery for a period of time...

Had some golf mk4 recaro seats fitted in the Leon, that was easy enogh. But the problem i got now is finding a autoelecrician that is willing to swap the VW airbag connectors for the SEAT ones!:cry: Anyone done it?

when i riped out my front seats i removed them then replaced them without turning on the ignition so i didnt notice if an error would come up.... if i get new seats without airbags and install then and drive with them in will this have a horrid error light on my dash... just woundered as well i...

Please can someone tell me how to remove the airbag from my steering wheel. I've done the battery disconnect for 1/2 hour and then removed the control lead under the steering column. Using a mirror and light, looking up the holes in the back of the wheel, I can't see a screw (philips or...