Airbag warning light

[Accy cyclist]

My old Volkswagen Golf's airbag light has appeared on the warning lights bit. I'm worried now that the thing might go off all of a sudden. Do any of you know about these things? Thanks in advance for thoughts and advice.

 

[Lanzecki]

It's not gonna go off.

It's lost connection to the airbag or the sensor that fires it off probabally. My Golf had it's stearing wheel changed under warranty. They gave it back with the Airbag warning light lit. I gave it back. Turns out that the computer needed a hug, but there was no danger.

I'm not sure but is that an MOT fail?

 

[Accy cyclist]

It's not gonna go off.

It's lost connection to the airbag or the sensor that fires it off probabally. My Golf had it's stearing wheel changed under warranty. They gave it back with the Airbag warning light lit. I gave it back. Turns out that the computer needed a hug, but there was no danger.

I'm not sure but is that an MOT fail?

The car was MOT'd on Tuesday,then the light came on the following day. The car has more warning lights than a jumbo jet, i choose to ignore most of 'em.

 

[Lanzecki]

It woudln't hurt to talk to a proper mechanic rather then some random guy on the interwait though

Kinda shocking if you hit a bump and BANG!

 

[Accy cyclist]

Er you just said it wasn't going to go off!!

 

[Arch]

I think NT had similar after he had to disconnect the sensors to get the passenger seat out (looking for a leak). He was confident the bag wasn't going to go off, and I think it got fixed at the next service....?

 

[snorri]

I drove for thousands of miles with one of these airbag lamps glowing and everything seemed fine.

 

[ColinJ]

What if the problem is that it won't actually go off when you need it to!

 

[Saluki]

Not an MOT fail. We asked our mechanic chappy about the airbag light that is forever on in the Rover. He says that its fine and won't affect the MOT

 

[Lanzecki]

Er you just said it wasn't going to go off!!

Sorry Had to say it just incase.

 

[buggi]

the only thing that's gonna make it go off is if you crash. the warning light is to tell you this probably isn't going to happen. it's more likely a computer glitch tho.

mine has been on for a year. The mechanic couldn't find anything wrong, so he put a bit of black tape over it so i wouldn't be bothered by it when i was driving.

 

[buggi]

and before you say anything, yes, the mechanic is my dad's mate, not a fiat dealer. i do need to get a 2nd opinion, the tape is temp measure. i just haven't got round to it yet

didn't stop it passing it's MOT recently either.

 

[gary r]

Not an MOT fail. We asked our mechanic chappy about the airbag light that is forever on in the Rover. He says that its fine and won't affect the MOT

I'm afraid you are wrong there,airbag light is an MOT failure since March or April this year

 

[gary r]

My airbag light couldn't be re set by the normal diagnostics route and I had to call a specialist "airbag man" what else would he be called ! And it is an MOT failure

 

[biggs682]

if it does go off just pull over wait 30 seconds and it goes down again !!