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Air bag light staying on

I recently took the dash out of an accent so I could replace the heating air box (squirrel had filled the system with nuts and previous owner broke the mixer flap).
All was well for a week.
A few days ago I took the steering wheel off so I could align it properly.
Since then my sister has driven the car and said that the air bag light was staying on.
I took a look yesterday and found that the plug into the airbag was not in properly.
I pushed it back in properly, but the light still stays on.

I've inspected all of the wiring and fuses and it all looks fine.

Could I have damaged the airbag when it had the plug hanging out of it?
It all looks OK.

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Happy chappy

Comments

  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    The Airbag light could have triggered a fault in the ECU which will latch on, until it is reset by the stealers.

    Try disconnecting the battery for a couple of mins to clear the code (or if you have a code reader, clear it with that)
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