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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: troublestarter on 07 August 2008, 20:43
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fitted a bluetooth phone kit for a customer today in an 08 bluemotion
i have only unplugged the h/u and the esp button in the centre console and when i had finished the dash display came up with airbag fault and the amber airbag light stays on
i disconnected the battery hoping this would clear it but NO
it now has the amber steering wheel lamp and the anti skid?? lamp on
anyone got any ideas
it is going in to my mates garage tomorrow to be reset
hope that solves it
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your user name says it all!
sorry mate not a scooby
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Bluemotion..........?
Get away you fool, you'll drown us all !!
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take it for a slow drive around the block and the lights should extinguish themselves.
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customer has done that but it has not reset
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OK, firstly, check the battery voltage. Sadly, Golf Vs have a nasty habit of draing the battery very quickly and easily! :angry:
The ESP/anti-skid light, and the amber steering light usually come on after low battery voltage, and should clear after (a) the batt has reached normal voltage (static: 13.6 volts, charging 14.2 volts), and (b) the car has been driven in a straight line, at low speeds (below 30mph) for at least 100 metres. This can sometimes take more than one attempt to clear.
Secondly, if you unplugged the ESP switch (or any other warning-light monitored circuit), you must NOT turn on the ignition, or fault codes WILL be stored. Being as your were fiddling in the location of the ESP switch, I'd guess you disturbed the wiring for the airbag/SRS controller which is close by.
Did you disconnect the seat wiring?
Finally, on safety-critical circuits, such as airbags/SRS, ANY tampering or fault in the circuit will PERMANENTLY illuminate the warning light. The only way to clear the warning light, is to clear the fault codes. If the light only came on as a result of fiddling with the wiring, then clearing the fault code will be a lasting remedy. However, if the fault codes are cleared, and there is an actual fault with any of the SRS components, then the warning light will re-illuminate. On modern cars, the most troublesome SRS components (apart from wiring connector issues) are the seatbelt tensioners, mounted on the front seats near the buckle.
And a final-final (that's my crap english! :embarassed:) warning - when the airbag/SRS warning light is illuminated, then the entire SRS sytem is disabled (all the airbags, seatbelt tensioners, seatbelt load limiters, etc) - and should an eagle-eyed plod stop you, you'd be liable to get nicked for an illegal car. And should you be involved in a prang, then bye-bye insurance - who would refuse your claim because a safety-critical standard feature was inoperative. This stance is also standard for any ABS/ESP warning light too.
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I replaced my HU the other week and did the same. You have disconect the airbag to get to it and simply plugging it back in does not clear the fault. It needs to be cleared via VAGCOM which you are doing tomorrow so that will solve the problem. Panic over lol.
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i vote he unplugged the airbag warning light :rolleyes:
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customer has done that but it has not reset
That's not very professional, is it! :rolleyes: I'd NEVER let any of my customers "road test" their cars after I'd worked on them, and particularly not if any warning lights were displayed. :rolleyes:
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I replaced my HU the other week and did the same. You have disconect the airbag to get to it and simply plugging it back in does not clear the fault. It needs to be cleared via VAGCOM which you are doing tomorrow so that will solve the problem. Panic over lol.
Yebut - did you turn on the ignition with it disconnected?
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lol I honestly cant remember. I would have thought I would have as I wanted to make sure the HU was working correctly before I put the dash all back together again.
VAGCOM sorted the fault out no problem. Its a brilliant tool, got anti-hijack enabled, turned off that anoying ding ding ding ding seatbelt thing and enabled the lock confirmation with a beep. Think I might invest in a copy.
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did you unplug this one from behind (i.e the one to the hazard light)
(http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/3923/dsc030475cz.jpg)