airbag light on saxo

TheWorker · Unread post by **TheWorker** » 12 Sep 2004, 00:34

i bought the saxo as crash damaged, cant remember what catagory, but its all repairable which is done. inside i replaced the passenger seatbelt clip and the airbag controller, after clearing the fault codes it still flashes, saying the "passenger airbag squib" is now faulty.
the thing is the car is a bottom of the range spree with no electric windows,sunroof,steering and certanly no passenger airbag.
can this be the controller(new from dealer-a steal at 60 quid)being the wrong one or does it need programing.
'98 S 1124cc and stupid three stud wheels.[:(!]

PowerLee · Unread post by **PowerLee** » 12 Sep 2004, 00:46

Hi
Im sorry I cant help you with your Saxo problem, But can I ask how do you read the fault codes on the airbag system?
Do you need a special tester or can flash codes be extracted from the diagnostic socket?
The reason im asking is I have a 1996 406 with a flashing airbag light to look at soon, Already checked the seatbelt pre tensioner plugs under the front seats & that didnt fix it & the owner doesnt really want to pay Peugeot loads of £££££££££ to fix it.

TheWorker · Unread post by **TheWorker** » 12 Sep 2004, 02:13

its a diagnostic scanner from snap-on. not really worth buying unless your a specialist. dealer SHOULD have one of some description otherwise fone around other garages to see if they have one.

PowerLee · Unread post by **PowerLee** » 12 Sep 2004, 14:31

Hi
Thanks for the advice, Ill send him down the Pug dealer to get it read, Also it get me out of fixing it which is a bonus in itself.

wheeler · Unread post by **wheeler** » 12 Sep 2004, 16:56

the airbag ECU does need to be programed to tell it there is no passengers airbag fitted,from new they are programed as having everthing so it thinks there is a passengers bag there but it cant 'see' it.why did you only replace one seatbelt pre-tensioner ? they should always go off in pairs.

TheWorker · Unread post by **TheWorker** » 12 Sep 2004, 17:20

how do i go about reprograming it? pretensioners dont always go off in pairs, ive seen plenty in the scrappy thats only got one ignited stalk most on passenger side.
even the other day a saxo came in with airbag light flashing - it was passenger stalk and it hadnt even crashed.

wheeler · Unread post by **wheeler** » 13 Sep 2004, 03:05

you need the dealers computer to program it.the pre-tensioners 'should' deploy in pairs,as we know though citroen pre-tensioner connectors aint exactly the best out there so theres always a good possibility of them not going off !
It's quite possible for a airbag or pre-tensioner to be faulty & bring the light on without being deployed.

TheWorker · Unread post by **TheWorker** » 13 Sep 2004, 23:42

i guess i'll just have to take out the bulb then[:p]