SRS light

[Tins]

Car is inching its way towards a RWC and now the bloody SRS light, which was on some time ago but has been off for months, has decided to reappear... sigh. SRS light ON, RWC Off. Cleaned and checked all the under seat and console connectors to no avail. So a quick guess, is it the clock spring? Horn and cruise work fine.

[trout1105]

Have you checked the relay?
It's in the engine bay fusebox[thumbsupbig]

[Discosux]

Car is inching its way towards a RWC and now the bloody SRS light, which was on some time ago but has been off for months, has decided to reappear... sigh. SRS light ON, RWC Off. Cleaned and checked all the under seat and console connectors to no avail. So a quick guess, is it the clock spring? Horn and cruise work fine.


the cluster is very easy to separate and insert some black electrical tape over the SLS LED.

Ask me how I know (cough ABS light, same RWC situation)
Also just try disabling the SLS option with nanocom.

You'll have to fix it anyway, so kinda moot ideas. Just saying.


EDIT OOPS read srs as sls. Dont mess with that

[Tins]

Have you checked the relay?
It's in the engine bay fusebox[thumbsupbig]

The yellow one? [bigsmile1]

[Tins]

the cluster is very easy to separate and insert some black electrical tape over the SLS LED.

Ask me how I know (cough ABS light, same RWC situation)
Also just try disabling the SLS option with nanocom.

You'll have to fix it anyway, so kinda moot ideas. Just saying.


EDIT OOPS read srs as sls. Dont mess with that

Funny, but that was suggested by a certain mech....

[trout1105]

Disregard what I said I read it as SLS Not SRS.
Maybe an OBD2 unit May clear the fault (these only work on the V8 D2's) otherwise you may have to get your airbags serviced.

[Tins]

Disregard what I said I read it as SLS Not SRS.
Maybe an OBD2 unit May clear the fault (these only work on the V8 D2's) otherwise you may have to get your airbags serviced.

Well, I have a Nanocom coming. Again.

[Slunnie]

Its probably the just plug under the front seats. It's not so uncommon. Give them a jiggle or reconnect and it will probably sort the light.

[Tins]

Its probably the just plug under the front seats. It's not so uncommon. Give them a jiggle or reconnect and it will probably sort the light.

Thanks, but I've tried that a few times.

[Bohica]

Try jumping across the yellow plug. That may turn of the light.
If you need to remove the plug, remove the jumps first. The yellow plug is special and will close the contacts on the cables to the squib. You do not want a nasty little EM pulse setting the squib off![biggrin]

[Tins]

Try jumping across the yellow plug. That may turn of the light.
If you need to remove the plug, remove the jumps first. The yellow plug is special and will close the contacts on the cables to the squib. You do not want a nasty little EM pulse setting the squib off![biggrin]

Which yellow plug, Julian? There are several.

[Bohica]

Which yellow plug, Julian? There are several.

The one under the driver's seat. Famous for ****** up

[Tins]

The one under the driver's seat. Famous for ****** up

Mine looks fine. I'm not sure what you mean by jumping the plug.

[V8Ian]

Bridging the plug, John.

[onebob]

Try jumping across the yellow plug. That may turn of the light.
If you need to remove the plug, remove the jumps first. The yellow plug is special and will close the contacts on the cables to the squib. You do not want a nasty little EM pulse setting the squib off![biggrin]

🤨Okay… I’ll ask[emoji16]
What is the squib?

[Bohica]

🤨Okay… I’ll ask[emoji16]
What is the squib?

Small explosive charge in the seat belt mount. When the SRS triggers, the squib fires and tightens the seat belt. BANG!

[Tins]

Bridging the plug, John.

Well yes, obviously, but which end? It's not a system I'm happy tampering with. It's basically four IEDs.

[Bohica]

Well yes, obviously, but which end? It's not a system I'm happy tampering with. It's basically four IEDs.

Just across the yellow plug


175080

[V8Ian]

Well yes, obviously, but which end? It's not a system I'm happy tampering with. It's basically four IEDs.
Use earplugs. [wink11]

[Tins]

Use earplugs. [wink11]

Can't I just turn my hearing aids off?

[Bohica]

Can't I just turn my hearing aids off?
What?

[super56r]

Did you check the one behind the glove box?

[Tins]

Did you check the one behind the glove box?

Actually no. Thanks.

[stevo]

Had same problem with mine, the plug under the seat looked OK but it was not, pull apart and have a real close look.

[shifu]

I had the same problem. The SRS light comes on for few days and then is off again. Try checking cables of LHS pre-tensioner for shorts. That was a problem in mine.
Cheers

[Tins]

Hmm. I’ve checked out the plugs again, changed the clock spring. I now have a nanocom again. So the nanocom seems to work on every system…. except the airbag, where it is unable to communicate with the ECU.

sigh