Can I unplug underseat airbag connections ?

[Carlvtr88]

I think I need to give these a blast with some electrical connection cleaner of some sort because my air bag light comes on and off underneath the passenger seat.

When I wiggle the wires it goes off but comes back on in a day or two.

Can i safely just disconnect the plug underneath with engine off without anything happening ?

[Cam]

Yes...

[D4NNY-801]

Yes but the light will stay on. Take the bulb out. Problem solved

[Nates-VTR]

Yes but the light will stay on. Take the bulb out. Problem solved

Won't go through mot.

Unplug the battery and leave it for 15-20 min before unplugging them, may be just for taking the steering wheel out but just to be safe :P

[Prickle]

Yes but the light will stay on. Take the bulb out. Problem solved

*sigh

Problem hidden.

[Cam]

Yes but the light will stay on. Take the bulb out. Problem solved

Mk2 Saxo dash is LED's.

[Carlvtr88]

I didn't mean take the plug out permanently. I can't stand the thought of hiding a problem and not fixing it. The light tells me there's something wrong with the airbag system so why would I ignore it.

I meant, just to clean it or blow some compressed air in their I think it should fix it. It seems to be just a dirty connection.

[Manu]

Yes but the light will stay on. Take the bulb out. Problem solved

Wrong. MOT fail created.


Can i safely just disconnect the plug underneath with engine off without anything happening ?

Yeah you can though the rule of thumb would be to unplug the battery while working on electrics.

[lewismonteith]

My old 106 went through two MOTs with the airbag light on, it's an advisory not a failure.

[Saxdaniel]

It's now a failure with the new rules. I'm pretty sure. They started from the 20th of this month.


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[D4NNY-801]

Nope. MOT fail if the light is on but if its not there altogether then its not a fail. Just done my MOT course, its like a loop hole

[Nates-VTR]

Nope. MOT fail if the light is on but if its not there altogether then its not a fail. Just done my MOT course, its like a loop hole

Unlike Ireland where if the light doesn't come on with ignition, even from factory they want a letter from the manufacturer as proof!

[D4NNY-801]

Never known a tester to be that picky. If you tell them its never had one theyre supposed to give you the benifit of a doubt

[Nates-VTR]

Never known a tester to be that picky. If you tell them its never had one theyre supposed to give you the benifit of a doubt

There always being watched now as people where going in throwing the testers a few quid to pass the car if it had problems..

[Saxo_Ross]

Ive noticed the Orange cable running under the passenger seat is ripped and my airbag light is on, is this the earth? or is there anyway to tell? andd can i solder it back together?

Cheers
Ross

[firebobby]

I read on here somewhere, that you can solder in new wires and do away with the plug, just make sure the new wires go to the correct old wires

[JP5000]

Recently had same problem wasn't until I cleared fault with lexia did it stop coming back