Airbag light

I had the airbag light on and Skoda fixed for me at dealer prices - ow! However it came back a year later... 

After checking connectors etc. Same issue. VCDS gave me error for too high resistance to airbag on drivers door. 

I read all the posts and eventually checked the wires at the drivers door hinge. The Airbag wire had been crimped. Not badly done but..

So cut the crimp out, after stripping the wires back I found that there was some corrosion in the wire Black oxidisation.) I cut back wire far enough to find good clean copper. Made a good solder joint at both ends. Heat shrunk the connection then reset with VCDS again. 

SORTED.

Why does this kind of thing always happen right before MOT?

Anyway. Might help someone else. Check the wires in the door hinges under the rubber boot. look for cracking of the insulation - may not be broken but may have allowed corrosion. 

Worth a look before putting to garage - saved myself a few quid. Does help to pay for the VCDS.

2005 1,9PD Elegance. Sailed through MOT... Yippee

Edited 25 April, 20179 yr by Zednine
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