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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: micaerin on May 01, 2012, 10:54:12 am

Title: Airbag light on
Post by: micaerin on May 01, 2012, 10:54:12 am

Hi guys I've had my air bag warning light on for a while now, I've had it reset before and was told it was the loose sensor under the seat. I have my MOT coming up soon and was wondering if this would fail due to the warning light.
Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Airbag light on
Post by: nezquick on May 01, 2012, 10:59:17 am

instant fail im afraid -

new regs stat that any warning lights on the dash are a fail - best thing you can do is explain to the mot'er that its due to a loose connection that you're having sorted by vw or something - try and blag it  :happy2:

Title: Re: Airbag light on
Post by: skard on May 01, 2012, 11:07:17 am

If it is the plug causing issue and you have a soldering iron it is an easy repair, though it still needs fault clearing afterwards.

An auto electrical place could do it, there is a bulletin they could follow.

Title: Re: Airbag light on
Post by: micaerin on May 01, 2012, 11:15:41 am

Thanks for the replies guys  :happy2: best get this sorted first.

Title: Re: Airbag light on
Post by: skard on May 01, 2012, 12:08:46 pm

If it is the under seat plug, here's a How To on the fix -
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2815467 (http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2815467)

Title: Re: Airbag light on
Post by: micaerin on May 01, 2012, 10:09:48 pm

thanks for the link, I've got an electric drivers seat, do you think it will be any different to remove.

Title: Re: Airbag light on
Post by: Phil Miller on May 01, 2012, 10:44:05 pm

Quote from: micaerin on May 01, 2012, 10:09:48 pm

thanks for the link, I've got an electric drivers seat, do you think it will be any different to remove.

nope same as, mine has had the repair and from time to time brings the fault up, i just clear it and carry on

Title: Re: Airbag light on
Post by: Mk5 GTian on May 03, 2012, 05:24:36 am

I had this warning light a couple of weeks ago. Richn83 very kindly came round and checked it with VCDS, and it came up as a side curtain airbag, not the one under the seat. After clearing it, It didn't show on the next report thingy he did, and has not come back on. Do you know for sure it's the one under the seat?