Airbag warning light

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Hi all

 

I have just replace my motor blower fan resistor on my Roomster following a video on YouTube. The fan resistor works fine but since I have replaced it the airbag warning light has appeared.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr8IIU1RkLk

 

The steps I followed to replace the fan resistor was;

 

1. Disconnect battery
2. Remove upper glove box
3. Remove passenger airbag
4. Disconnect wire block to fan resistor
5. Removed broken fan resistor
6. Replaced fan resistor
7. Reconnected wire block to fan resistor
8. Connected battery to test fan resistor - all good!
9. Disconnected battery
10. Fitted passenger airbag
11. Fitted glove box
12. Connected battery

 

If anyone has got any ideas what i need to reset the airbag warning light or if I have made any school boy errors when fitting the airbag / fan resistor please let me know.

 

I am thinking about getting cheap VAG-COM cable and software and see if I can reset the warning light, but like I said I am wondering if I have done any obvious wrong when fitting the the airbag / fan resistor.

 

Any advice would be gladly received.

 

Many thanks

 

Drumbo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tech1e]

If the airbag or deactivation switch are disconnected with the ignition on the airbag system will store a fault code, this will need to be cleared.

Edited 16 June, 2019 by Tech1e

[drumbo]

Hi Tech1e

 

Thanks for getting back so quickly to me - much appreciated.

 

Yeah it was definitely disconnected when I tested the fan resistor.

 

Would a VAG-COM cable and software clear such a code?

 

Cheers

 

Drumbo

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tech1e]

A genuine cable and software certainly would.

 

Can't comment on third party copies.

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I will see what I can get on online and let you know how I get on.

 

Bit of a daft question - I have replaced the fan resistor and from time to time there is a little bit of a smell coming from the fans when blowing - is this because it is a new part and it is wearing itself in.

 

Sorry I know it sounds really daft...

[Tech1e]

Either that or it's not fitted correctly and is melting the heater box and/or pollen filter.

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Thanks for the advice - I will keep an eye/nose on it over the next couple of days as I will doing some longer journeys.

 

Many thanks again for your quick replies Tech1e.

[Tech1e]

I'd pop the pollen filer out and check that at least.

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Thanks, I have Just checked it and it looked fine. I will keep an eye on it.

 

cheers

 

Drumbo

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Just a quick update - the smell from the resistor has now gone. I have also cleared the airbag warning light from the dash using vcd lite and a vag-com cable from eBay - £4.59, free delivery, got it in two days. Well impressed!

 

Thanks again for the advice.