air bag light stays on

[short22]

I have an 96 p plate gti  and the air bag light is staying on,i also noticed twice recently when i tried to start the car it would not start first time and after starting second time the digital clock and trip had reset to zero as if there was a short in the power anybody have any ideas

[Bazzer]

ello and welcome mate....

You could have a duff battery. Or a short in the starter motor (causing it to flat the battery). Or an engine earth strap loose / missing...

1st thing I'd do is get a battery place to test your battery.
Next, look for the earth strap.
After that, take it to someone who can read the diagnostic codes to sort your airbag light out..... 

[short22]

thanks for the quick reply i have had the codes read and they say voltage too high and voltage too low which means there is some problem in the voltage supply.

[vwagain]

That would defo cause the light to stay on.   As for the clock and trip etc, mine was doing this a while back and i found that someone had put the wrong rating fuse in(too low amp-age and voltage rating and. They all run on the same circuit. I changed the fuse and all is now fine.

Its fuse number 21, 15 amp.

Stu