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a11mcr
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air bag light?
« on: Jan 16th, 2008, 12:42am » |
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Hi, me again with more problems.
My airbag light keeps flickering and comes on now and again? what can cause this and is it safe (will it pop out while driving  ).
Many thanks guys
Mark
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TiberiuS
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Re: air bag light?
« Reply #1 on: Jan 16th, 2008, 2:23am » |
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While the lamp's on it won't deploy, it'll also fail an MOT if the airbag or ABS lamps flickers on during the test 
Mine started doing this on rough roads, was the coil spring connector behind the steering wheel 
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Re: air bag light?
« Reply #2 on: Jan 16th, 2008, 5:51am » |
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Details of the system are HERE. To get to the 'torx' screws mentioned you need to turn the wheel from lock to lock in order to get access under the wheel. Lift the front of the car DON'T strain the power steering rack. The 'clock spring' details are HERE.
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Re: air bag light?
« Reply #3 on: Jan 16th, 2008, 8:43am » |
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Air bag light is not an MOT fail item, ABS warning lamp is.
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pappa
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Re: air bag light?
« Reply #4 on: Jan 16th, 2008, 9:42am » |
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Howdy!
Have a look under your seat. If there is a bad connection to the seatbelt
tightening system, this will popup the light as well. Believe me, if you don't,
disconnect the lead under the seat and see the light illuminate until
the lead is connected again.
Been there. Have also disconnected a lead to the passenger side airbag
accidentally while been poking my fingers inside the dash. Seen the airbag light
give a two blink indicator of a failure. On the passenger side, there are two airbag
leads and they don't usually come off just like that. Also possible to be exactly
as TiberiuS said. And many other things as well...
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TiberiuS
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Re: air bag light?
« Reply #5 on: Jan 16th, 2008, 5:49pm » |
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on Jan 16th, 2008, 8:43am, martin_rowe wrote:| Air bag light is not an MOT fail item, ABS warning lamp is. |
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That's strange, a mate of mine had his Mondeo failed last year because the airbag light flickered on during the test 
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davem
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Re: air bag light?
« Reply #6 on: Jan 23rd, 2008, 12:22pm » |
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You may have fixed this by now, but when I had the airbag light on last year it was the connector in the steering wheel that had come disconnected - not uncommon I understand. As someone has previously mention in this thread, removing the air bag from the steering wheel will show you this connector. Refit the connector, but be careful with the airbag assembly while removed, it can deploy if handled roughly.
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Chieftain
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Re: air bag light?
« Reply #7 on: Jan 23rd, 2008, 3:11pm » |
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What number torx socket to remove the steering wheel panel?
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pete from Hull
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Re: air bag light?
« Reply #8 on: Jan 23rd, 2008, 3:24pm » |
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on Jan 23rd, 2008, 12:22pm, davem wrote:| but be careful with the airbag assembly while removed, it can deploy if handled roughly. |
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You need to disconnect the battery for half an hour before taking out the airbag, any spikes in the supply or shocks can make it deploy..... 
Hth
Pete
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Re: air bag light?
« Reply #9 on: Mar 4th, 2008, 1:07am » |
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Hi,
When this happened on my 24v it was a module situated under the drivers footwell it is blac lies horizontal under the metal shelf it is held in place by a metal clip. The part normally costs £10 secondhand or £25 new from Ford.
Regards
Grimreaper
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