00588 - Airbag Igniter; Driver Side (N95): Resistance too High

00532 - Supply Voltage B+: Signal too Low

One day I was driving along and discovered that brake lights are staying on when braking to full stop. Ok realized it was brake switch. Ordered new one for next day. But same day these trouble codes came up. Could the 588 be from bad battery and alternator? I got quite old battery on it and also alternator needs some work (lights vibrating).

IIRC the first code could be the coil spring connection behind the steering wheel, cheap part but a bit of a pain to change as the steering wheel needs to come off.

I assume the airbag light is on all the time.

I had a similar airbag code on a mk4 golf and it was the airbag connector under the seat for the seat airbags, just took the connector off and hard wired it and it was fine after that, obviously it would cause a few problems taking the seat out but it was good to get the light off!!. Cleaning the connectors might work on the superb

Tom

I'll try to got diagnostics next week, about the driver side seat heating not working, then I'll let them check the connector also. Maybe it has to do something about "chemical" cleaning, my car had 2 weeks ago (I don't know how it's in English, when you let your interior cleaned by professional).

That fault code is the driver side airbag NOT the side airbag so connections under the seat aren't going to be an issue, I'd agree it's the coil spring behind the steering wheel.

That fault code is the driver side airbag NOT the side airbag so connections under the seat aren't going to be an issue, I'd agree it's the coil spring behind the steering wheel.

Ah right my mistake, I googled this and appears to be a common problem doh! here is a link to another forum about the same fault with a passat

http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?58600-VAGCOM-Fault-Code-00588-Airbag-fault

apologies in advance if we arent supposed to post links

Tom

On that thread you linked, you can find that it is still the connector under the driver's seat

On that thread you linked, you can find that it is still the connector under the driver's seat

it says it sorted it on that one, can only try both things and hopefully it will fix it!

Tom