Hello again.
I have another problem now. My front airbag light keeps flashing intermitantly. I have disconnected the battery over night with varying results, sometimes it's 'resets' it, and others it flashes soon after a short period after start up.
Any ideas where to start looking for this?
It has a passenger airbag too if this helps.
Cheers guys,
Rob
Front Airbag warning light flashing intermitantly
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Check the airbag cable connectors under both front seats. They might get loose. In Xantia airbag cables are yellow and orange colored.
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If it's the underseat connectors, strip them back and solder them together, or if you think you may need to remove the seat in the future, use deans connectors.
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Do the connections under the seats work with the front airbags?
The side airbag light doesn't come on. (apart from at start up or when turning on the ignition or every now and again) A wiggle of the wires under the seat normally sorts that, it's just the main driver and passenger airbag light that's flashing every so often now.
I haven't seen a key switch to turn off the passenger airbag....I know in my old Pug 406 it had one, and if you turned it off the airbag light would flash to warn you.
My dear old Xsara certainly likes to confuse me!! I love her though and I think she's worth tinkering with.
Oh by the way, I put a post up ages ago about the handling....I bought some new tyres now...I used tyretraders.com I think the cheapest place on the net for tyres!?!?!?! so much cheaper than somewhere like kwikfit!!!....bought a full set of Dunlop SP sport 01's for £211 fully fitted.....the difference is outstanding...so much more grip quieter drive...she drives like a dream now!!
The side airbag light doesn't come on. (apart from at start up or when turning on the ignition or every now and again) A wiggle of the wires under the seat normally sorts that, it's just the main driver and passenger airbag light that's flashing every so often now.
I haven't seen a key switch to turn off the passenger airbag....I know in my old Pug 406 it had one, and if you turned it off the airbag light would flash to warn you.
My dear old Xsara certainly likes to confuse me!! I love her though and I think she's worth tinkering with.
Oh by the way, I put a post up ages ago about the handling....I bought some new tyres now...I used tyretraders.com I think the cheapest place on the net for tyres!?!?!?! so much cheaper than somewhere like kwikfit!!!....bought a full set of Dunlop SP sport 01's for £211 fully fitted.....the difference is outstanding...so much more grip quieter drive...she drives like a dream now!!
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The passenger deactivation switch is seen if you open the front passenger door and on the side of the dash is the switch, and according to the owners manual if its switch off the airbag light stays on.
Btw the side airbag light should always come on and go off after apprx 6 seconds every time the ignition is switch on.
Btw the side airbag light should always come on and go off after apprx 6 seconds every time the ignition is switch on.
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The warning light comes on if any of the connections exceed factory specs - that is, resistance in the circuit is higher than expected.
My estate doesn't have the deactivation keyswitch (not legal here) but it does have a brown connector under the front oddments tray. Maybe give that a wiggle, too - if you have it.
Regards, Adam.
My estate doesn't have the deactivation keyswitch (not legal here) but it does have a brown connector under the front oddments tray. Maybe give that a wiggle, too - if you have it.
Regards, Adam.