Airbag Light On

[dreamer2355]

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You will need a scan tool to pull the trouble code for the air bag system and go from there._x000D_
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Keep us posted.

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[Shawn]

Wow, Thanks for the quick response.

[rice400]

Be extremely careful, you wouldnt want to accidently deploy the air bag while you are in the process of diagnosing/fixing the problem

[dreamer2355]

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Wow, Thanks for the quick response.

[Shawn]

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Most parts stores only have generic OBD2 scanners. You may be at the mercy of more high end equipment such as a Solus as an example.

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That being the case a trip to the dealership to diagnose might be

[rice400]

I would agree, and as I said you really gotta know what you’re doing when you’re messing with the air bag.

[EricTheCarGuy]

+1 on the likelihood that the parts store will be able to pull that code for you, a trip to the dealer may be necessary

[Shawn]

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I would agree, and as I said you really gotta know what you’re doing when you’re messing with the air bag.

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Yeah I plan on disconnecting the battery cable before I do any work on this airbag issue.

[Trcustoms719]

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Yeah I plan on disconnecting the battery cable before I do any work on this airbag issue.

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Look in a repair manual on exactly how to disable the airbag._x000D_
Some you just unhook the battery and some have

[rice400]

Usually you unhook the battery and disconnect the airbag connector in the steering column and wait about 20 min. They “store” electricity, for lack of a better word, and can be deployed even when the battery is disconnected. Be safe.

[Matt]

There are capacitors in the airbag system that act like small batteries incase the battery is destroyed during a crash.

[EricTheCarGuy]

How about pulling the code and finding out what’s wrong before we start replacing parts?

[Shawn]

So it’s been over 2 months and the Airbag light still hasn’t come back on. I’ve been waiting for it to come one so I can take it to the dealer while the problem is happening.

Would there be a log to show what this error was?

[Shawn]

So it’s been over 2 months and the Airbag light still hasn’t come back on. I’ve been waiting for it to come one so I can take it to the dealer while the problem is happening.

Would there be a log to show what this error was?

[dave]

i am a qualified and trained autozone employee. although we are not permitted to read airbag codes, we can however recommend that you take a piece of black electrical tape, cut a piece into a square and place firmly over the airbag light.

[dave]

i am a qualified and trained autozone employee. although we are not permitted to read airbag codes, we can however recommend that you take a piece of black electrical tape, cut a piece into a square and place firmly over the airbag light.

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