Airbag light came on. How to reset and possible problem?

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Apr 2, 2020 | 05:58 PM

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Carheli

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Do you have a piwis

Apr 2, 2020 | 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Carheli

Do you have a piwis

no I just used my icarsoft obdii scanner tool.

iCarsoft POR-II Porsche OBD-II Scanner Tool Multi-systems ABS SRS
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Apr 9, 2020 | 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by keninirvine

If you disconnect any of the air bag connections, including the passenger bag warning light on the center console, and turn on the ignition while any of these are disconnected, an air bag fault light will come on and will have to be reset.

I just did the same while adjusting my shifter cables.

Is it possible to reset the light using a generic ODBII code reader?

Nov 7, 2022 | 11:11 AM

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You can't reset the airbag light using a generic OBD2 scanner. The airbag codes are stored in the SRS control unit. Generic OBD2 scanners, read and clear codes from the Engine Control Unit (ECU) which has nothing to do with airbag codes.

If you are in the US, the cheapest way is to go to YOUCANIC website and rent their full system scanner. It's cheaper than going to the dealer. They ship it anywhere in the US. Plus you can use the scanner to diagose any other car / issue.

Nov 7, 2022 | 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Big_O

The airbag light came on. Took it to a local shop but he didn't have the SRS / OBD tool to reset it. Will a durametric reset it? Think it might be a seatbelt switch? Don't want to reset it and have the warning go away then not have it deploy if needed. Any ideas before taking it to the stealership?

Thanks

Just FYI this happened on an old Mercedes of mine they could not find what the problem was a month later the airbag went off on the driver side window while driving on highway at night. So lucky no cars were around could not see from all the white powder coming out of airbag! This is a safety issue

Mar 12, 2024 | 12:04 PM

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anyone know is the airabag still function with the warning light on (after batter disconnect), if it is still functional i'll procrastinate, if it is not, it will have a higher priority on my todo list...