Airbag warning light on

[Number 6]

My 1995 petrol vx has been SORNd for a year or so and now I want to get it back on the road.

Charged the battery this evening and before starting the engine I checked the dash lights. All behaved as expected and the airbag light went out after a few seconds.

I started the engine and now the airbag light stays on!

Too dark to check anything now this evening.

Any suggestions as to where to start checking?

 

[Shayne]

Your battery isn't charged yet , plug it back in and leave it overnight then try again .

 

[Number 6]

Your battery isn't charged yet , plug it back in and leave it overnight then try again .

Just tried again. Light still on :-(

Weird that it was fine until I actually started the engine.

I'll have another look tomorrow.

 

[Shayne]

Battery may be knackered but most likely starting just drains the battery enough to cause faults . Leave it charging overnight then fire it up in the morning and leave the engine running so the alternator charges it . You have cleaned all the connections ?

 

[Number 6]

Battery is fine, everything is fine apart from the airbag light.

I've checked all the wiring and connectors I can find.

Two questions -

1. Where are the sensors?

2. How do I remove the "clock spring" assembly? I can get to it but can't see how to remove it without removing the steering wheel - and I can't see how to do that, there are no obvious screw's nor any obvious way to get the front cover off the steering wheel.

Any ideas?

Anything else I can do or check? I'm desperate to get this back on the road quickly.

 

[Shayne]

Check seat belts maybe ?

 

[Number 6]

Check seat belts maybe ?

I don't think the seat belts are part of the safety system, they don't have Pre tensioners.

 

[Towpack]

Can't see it being anything to do with the batteries IMO. When I had a battery drain fault which flattened them down to less than 7 volts I never had any SRS/airbag problems even after charging. The airbag sensor assembly is mounted below the center of the dashboard according to the 1997 owner's manual. Yours may be the same.

 

[Shayne]

http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/81786-air-bag-reset-procedure.html

 

[alexltw]

I replaced ecu under the gear leaver cover . bingo light goes out when it should .second for £40 . mine just oneday decided not to go out .
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