Seat Belt light coming on and off

boristhespie · Post by **boristhespie** » 15 Apr 2010, 21:03

The C5 seat bely light keeps flashin on and off. It's as irritating as hell. I assume it's a lose connection which is at the belt engagement end. HOw can a layman remedy this? Thought about cutting wire.

boristhespie · Post by **boristhespie** » 22 Apr 2010, 19:22

no takers?

h2ocooler · Post by **h2ocooler** » 22 Apr 2010, 19:33

Well im guessing there is a switch in the seatbelt catch unit, you could have a look to see if it will come apart and check that the switch is working.
Either that or just bypass the switch, DONT FORGET TO PUT YOUR BELT ON IF YOU DO BYPASS IT.
Rob

Gingerposer · Post by **Gingerposer** » 22 Apr 2010, 19:41

Is there any grease/dirt on the metal clip which might be affecting a contact? You could also try spraying an electrical contact cleaner into the catch unit. Other than that I have no suggestions

Post by **xantia_v6** » 22 Apr 2010, 21:13

Does it still do it if there is a (belted) passenger? It could be a problem with the sensor in the passenger seat.