United States. Jun 19, 2014. #6. Ugh so according to the American owner's manual, that light is always on unless there is an adult occupying the passenger's seat. And, of course, if the bulb burns out or is bypassed then a secondary sensor will get aggravated. how annoying.
Top Answer. If the airbag light is on in Your VW T5 then You will need to either use a dealership level scan tool or visit a dealership to let them reset the light. There is no simple way to reset the light in Your car. Volkswagen has designed their airbag system to not be able to be reset easily. This is designed this way because the airbagsTo recap, here are 10 simple steps on how to reset the airbag light of your vehicle: Turn your ignition on and off. Restart your vehicle and do a test drive. Examine the passenger airbag switch. Inspect whether seat belts are fastened or working correctly. Verify that the passenger seat sensor is not applied.
Light on = No airbags. Should get it checked out as soon as possible. Airbag light is normally not "self-healing" which means it must be reset by VAG-com or a dealer. Common causes of airbag light coming on. 1) bad seatbelt switch or wires. 2) Unplugging seat connectors with battery connected.
Step 3 – Reconnect. You will need to wait for at least five seconds to pass. Once it has, you are ready to reconnect the negative terminal. Make sure that the sensor reset by turning on the key switch in your vehicle. If the airbag sensor warning light has gone out, it has been reset. If you find that the light has not gone out, repeat the
If your airbag light is currently ON, then adding the resistor won't make it go away. You need to clear the fault, after you've made the conditions right. Also, if you can't find a 4.7 ohm resistor, then get two 10 ohm resistors and twist them together in parallel. Or get 4 20-ohm resistors and twist them in parallel.Airbag fault light came on today. The driver side airbag plug under the seat came unhinged. I put it back, but the light is staying on. I did a quick search on the fourm and it appears my options are. 1) take the car to a vw mechianic and have it reset. 2) Get free version of vagcom software and some cable off ebay to fix this..