£75 to reset airbag light!!!!!!

[Paullem90]

Ive been quoted £75 for an reset of my airbag light! I know you can reset them yourself with a diagnostic tools. i've brought about 5 and had to return them all back as none of them work. Does anyone know of any Diagnostic tools that can reset an airbag light for a seat ibiza mk V??

 

[cheshire cat]

someone local with vag -com

 

[Paullem90]

Is there anyway of finding out who has that. Like a list of registered users

 

[m0rk]

If only there was a thread like that in the VCDS Section

 

[SwinDan]

If only there was a thread like that in the VCDS Section

Yes this would be so helpful if only lol

 

[Paullem90]

Yes this would be so helpful if only lol

Im probs being completely dumb but i cant find a thread in the "VAG-COM & Diagnostics" about diagnostic tools i can buy for airbag reset?

 

[RUM4MO]

Maybe I am as dumb as you, but I did not "fall over" a link to a map of registered VCDS owners anywhere on this site! Apologies if I am dumb/stupid!

Some other VW Group owners/users forums have a link to a map and I think that there is a stand alone VCDS users map somewhere on the internet.

I am an owner/user of VCDS but only give support to friends and family - so I have not registered on any VCDS map, basically while I am happy enough to do things on my own cars, I don't feel competent enough to mess with other people's cars - just being careful and honest here!

Edit:- we are being a bit dumb/stupid, there is a sub section for VCDS requests, but there are as usual a few 0 responses (24 out of 40 requests?), maybe things would work better if you could message a registed user directly - as some other forums do!

 

[Speed-FReek]

Im probs being completely dumb but i cant find a thread in the "VAG-COM & Diagnostics" about diagnostic tools i can buy for airbag reset?

If you don't get and responses to help you on here, have a look on eBay where you will find people offering VCDS scans and resets for around £10.

There are a couple near you here...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=vcds+birmingham

 

[andycupra]

when you have tried to reset the light did it go out but come back on, or stay on permanently?

it depends on the fault and what caused it, as if its a problem that the the reset doesn't fix then no system will get rid of it and it will need a physical repair.
i'm surprised you have tried a good few systems with no luck as they do generally work.
did you get a fault code when you tried these?

 

[RUM4MO]

I would never have thought about looking for that on ebay, but as usual, ebay does have everything you might want - and more!

Good point about trying to clear a fault that is still there though.

 

[R3k1355]

Im probs being completely dumb but i cant find a thread in the "VAG-COM & Diagnostics" about diagnostic tools i can buy for airbag reset?

Clues in the name guy, VAG-COM!!!

The diagnostic tool you need is VCDS (VAG-COM is the old name)

 

[dm222]

battery should be disconected (negative terminal) when removing airbag!

that's why you have the error

now only with vcds.

 

[sjb2190]

£75 is a fair rip off though

 

[RUM4MO]

£75 is a fair rip off though

Probably the minimum time that can be allocated for Tech time, roughly 0.5 hour, it is the power that dealerships can get over us, that is where VCDS and other scan tools come into play - as said many times in VW Group owners/users motoring forums, "if you buy a new VW Group car, then if you have any technical ability, you must protect your wallet by buying VCDS, it is not "if" you might need it, it is "when" you will need it. Though much the same with all other marques, but so far fewer diy priced proper scan tools for all these cars systems.

 

[Big-Pete]

u can reset the airbag light with a 5pound OBD adapter and Carista app

 

[dm222]

dont get a vcds kkl 409.1 as it wont work on Ibiza mk5

 

[Paullem90]

Just seen the subsection, Made a request but noone has gotten back to me yet.

Maybe I am as dumb as you, but I did not "fall over" a link to a map of registered VCDS owners anywhere on this site! Apologies if I am dumb/stupid!

Some other VW Group owners/users forums have a link to a map and I think that there is a stand alone VCDS users map somewhere on the internet.

I am an owner/user of VCDS but only give support to friends and family - so I have not registered on any VCDS map, basically while I am happy enough to do things on my own cars, I don't feel competent enough to mess with other people's cars - just being careful and honest here!

Edit:- we are being a bit dumb/stupid, there is a sub section for VCDS requests, but there are as usual a few 0 responses (24 out of 40 requests?), maybe things would work better if you could message a registed user directly - as some other forums do!

 

[Paullem90]

When i start the car the light turns off, then comes straight back on and stays lite. There's no actual fault, its happened because i was removing the airbag and silly me didn't check the negative wire for the battery. Im a **** i know lol

when you have tried to reset the light did it go out but come back on, or stay on permanently?

it depends on the fault and what caused it, as if its a problem that the the reset doesn't fix then no system will get rid of it and it will need a physical repair.
i'm surprised you have tried a good few systems with no luck as they do generally work.
did you get a fault code when you tried these?

 

[RUM4MO]

Hum, we are all very wise after the event! To be honest, I have always avoided messing with airbag wiring as I had read what can happen in the worst case, logging a fault is not the worst case scenario!

 

[Paullem90]

Yeah i know im lucky its just the light that needs resetting and not a new airbag!

Hum, we are all very wise after the event! To be honest, I have always avoided messing with airbag wiring as I had read what can happen in the worst case, logging a fault is not the worst case scenario!