wilo Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) just posted about a problem and another just cropped up.just took car out and this warning light keeps flashing Edited July 21, 2016 by wilo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilo Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 looks light seatbelt warning with air bag ....both my self and passenger were wearing the belts Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Air bag malfunction, has somebody flung the pax seat back violently or is something stuck under the seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 ESP or airbag warning? Lol. If it's the ESP...ease up with the led foot lol. Airbag? Do a reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilo Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 no not the esp..i put that off lol. its the airbag one ..no one touched or banged out as far as i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilo Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 iv just done the ignition trick and it worked. hope it stays off as I've been reading it can come back . checked under seat and all wiring seams fine ..there's nothing under there that shouldn't be there either . also checked passenger seat belt to see if pre tensioner was engaged but that's fine also 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChow Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 mines doing the exact same thing mate, where did you find the ignition trick that sorted it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Simply turn the ignition all the way to just before turn over. Wait for the airbag light to go off then instantly turn the ignition all the way off. Repeat 4 more times and airbag is reset. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilo Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 mines doing the exact same thing mate, where did you find the ignition trick that sorted it? as TT said .i repeated the process 4 times leaving a 1 second interval between each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukeraa Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) I had this problem a couple of times, it seemed to return if someone moved the passenger seat. I've only had it twice though when I first got the car, and it hasn't come back since (bought in December). Edited July 21, 2016 by Ukeraa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 My seats are very sensitive to anything being under them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 My seats are very sensitive to anything being under them. Do you store a lot of stuff under those spacious seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS8055 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Yeah that irritating airbag light... as above, the ignition trick works every time Found that out myself when I bought the car. I think that issue was actually what led me to this forum in the first place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 More often than not from reports I have seen on here over 10 years, it is one of the seat backs has had a knock - often stuffing things down the back of the seat can cause the light to pop up. Sometimes it is the connector under the seat that has come apart. Good news the ignition fix has solved the problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilo Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 okay the dreadded flashing has come back .....any ideas guys ? iv redone the ignition trick 3 times and the best iv been able to do is slow the flashing down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 This is a common problem, it has happened to me a couple of times normally the reset works. You could try the plugs under the seats, maybe disconnect and spray with electrolube,or equivalent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilo Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 This is a common problem, it has happened to me a couple of times normally the reset works. You could try the plugs under the seats, maybe disconnect and spray with electrolube,or equivalent. okay ill give it a go ...cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colesl4w Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Please keep us updated on how you get on. I've had a rubbish time trying to diagnose this, and am still no further on. As others have said, it's the airbag warning light. If you do the light reset procedure with your key, you can put the car into diagnostic mode. The light will then flash at a different rate, indicating the fault code. Unfortunately the way mine flashes just indicates "some fault", and not a specific one. I've connected to a diagnostic machine, and the fault keeps moving between the driver's steering wheel, and the passenger front airbag (not the seats). A new spiral cable is a common fix, but despite putting a new one in, I had no joy! Still flashing shortly after doing the reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilo Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 okay update. just been to my mates garage who put the car on the code reader . he managed to sort the problem but advised me the code reader said it was a driver seat problem even though i insisted most on the forum say wiring under pasenger seat . he messed about with plug/s under the driver seat and then the code reader thingy managed to reset the warning light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snjur Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Had same problem. Key reset didn't help. Not for long. Disconnected all connectors blowed with air, applied contact spray and all was gone. Sent from my SM-G850F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colesl4w Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Had same problem. Key reset didn't help. Not for long. Disconnected all connectors blowed with air, applied contact spray and all was gone. Sent from my SM-G850F using Tapatalk Do you need to disconn battery before unplugging and replugging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snjur Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I didn't. Car was off with key out. Sent from my SM-G850F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiGFoetus Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Just had to do mine. Empty coke bottle jammed under the passenger seat. Reseated the molex connectors. Still flashing. Couldn't remember quite the reset sequence, but 30 seconds on here and it's all sorted and reset. This forum is awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Told you. @*!# under the seat. Every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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