xsara 1 airbag light is back flashing on and off again!

[eurotrotter]

hello hello hello

hope everyone is doing well

about 2 months ago my airbag light was flashing, cloggz recommended for me to d/c and reconnect the battery, i did it and it stopped the airbag light from flashing - thanks again cloggz worked a treat

but now, about 2 months later the light decides to come back on again, and is flashing again, i d/c and reconnected the battery again, hope it work again, but this time, it did nothing.

any ideas?

thanks very much

p.s i dont have multiplexing

ed

[spider]

Might need it resetting properly with a Lexia.

Disconnect battery (important) and wait a couple of minutes.

Examine the wiring under the front seats that are connected to the pre-tensioners. It's likely this is where the problem is, as its the most common failure point.

[eurotrotter]

i will try waiting a couple of mins so b4 reconnecting the next time i try.

its the AIRBAG light, not the side airbag symbol, so could it still be wiring under the seat?
thanks guys

ed

[spider]

Yes, I was not aware you had side airbags on a MK1 ?

I was assuming it was doing the "306" / "ZX" thing and wiring under the seats was breaking. , I guess they could be in the seat belts / pillar instead but I am not sure. Just trying to provide a few pointers for the moment to assist, hopefully.

Examine the wiring under the front seats that are connected to the pre-tensioners. It's likely this is where the problem is, as its the most common failure point.

Remember to disconnect battery first, wait a few minutes (leave battery off!) and then go look at the wiring. On a 306 it was not uncommon to chop the plug off and solder / heat-shrink the wiring to stop it re-occurring.

[eurotrotter]

my machine has side airbags:

https://picasaweb.google.com/edmondkelleher/Xsara#

it was build in april 2000

i will just try d/c and reconnecting the connections for teh airbags under the seats for now after d/c the battery

thanks guys!!