air bag fault

[vwkevgti]

ive had the air bag light on in my golf since ive had the car lol 1 year yesterday and scanned it for fault codes all was clear apart from the air bag one 00588 ive tried to delete this before and it just came straight back on. but it went off and stayed off this time should i be worried     
kev 

[Ridg]

if the fault kept coming back then it could be a dodgy connection thats sorted itself out.

does it say which air bag is faulty?

[Rhyso]

another way is disconnect the battery for an hour and re-connect - that sometimes clears the fault

[AlanD]

Ahhh the good old turn it off and then back on trick, works everytime

[vwkevgti]

it says Air-bag Ignition Circuit - Driver Side -N95
or  Airbag Igniter: Driver Side (N95 in the dtc library
thnks kev

[Rhyso]

it says Air-bag Ignition Circuit - Driver Side -N95
or  Airbag Igniter: Driver Side (N95 in the dtc library
thnks kev

check the connection under your drivers seat - may have come loose 

[AlanD]

I generated an airbag fault ,which Ridg very kindly cleared for me last night, when I put in my new HU because I had to disconect it. Even putting it back in didnt clear it and had to be cleared via VAGCOM, it may have come loose or have a dogy connectiong which is causing it to going in and out of fault.

[troublestarter]

i have had the same fault come up on the clocks today after fitting a phone kit for a customer on their mk 5 bluemotion getting it reset tomorrow (hopefully)
its crazy how just unplugging a h/u can cause such a stupid problem

[Rhyso]

i have had the same fault come up on the clocks today after fitting a phone kit for a customer on their mk 5 bluemotion getting it reset tomorrow (hopefully)
its crazy how just unplugging a h/u can cause such a stupid problem

bit daft bu then thats what happens when you buy a MKV 

[AlanD]

I have had the same fault come up on the clocks today after fitting a phone kit for a customer on their mk 5 bluemotion getting it reset tomorrow (hopefully)
its crazy how just unplugging a h/u can cause such a stupid problem

Its not unplugging the HU that does it, you have to disconnect the air bag to remove the front dash to remove the HU. It's disconnecting this that causes it to go into fault, simply plugging it back in does not clear it (which is stupid imo, probably so you have to go to VW to get them to spend 30 seconds clearing it and charge you £70).

Rhyso, you so wish you had MKV !