xantia airbag light

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drkstuart
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xantia airbag light

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tomorrow i am due to buy a 1997 xantia 1.9 diesel.it has a problem,the airbag light keeps flashing.does anyone have any advice on how to cure this problem and also could this be a dangerous situation?
monkeyman
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Post by monkeyman »

Hello!
You really need the faults read with a diagnostic tool. This is the simplist way. Common faults are connector problems under the front seats or the steering ring behind the steering wheel or it has been in an accident and possibly the seat pre-tensioners have gone off. That is easy to check. If you look at the seat belt stalk and its all wrinkled and very stiff then that pre-tensioner has been set off. Also if the air bag system has been activated, the air bag ECU has to be replaced and programmed.
Just another thought, is it definatly the air bag light on and not ABS?
Hope this helps!
drkstuart
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Post by drkstuart »

i don't know which light it is yet monkeyman it's only what i have been told by the seller.on my xm you can't mistake the two because the abs light is on the dash and the airbag light is on the airbag itself.
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