matth76 1 Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 HiJust had my ignition switch replaced and while my car was in the garage they rang me to say they saw the air bag warning light up on the test drive. I told them I had not seen this light before so can only assume something has been dislodged while they replaced the ignition switch. The garage is very honest and the guy doing the work is a family friend and charges very low cost. He said he will look into it tomorrow to find out the cause - but said he may have to speak to VW and VW are expensive but said he'll look into it. Has anyone else had the air bag warning light come on - what was the cause - was it expensive how long did it take to fix etc?Thanks for any help or info. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 you've answered your own question there mate Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 If something has been dislodged or disturbed is it easy to rectify and what part of the air bag system might have been disturbed by the changing of the ignition switch?Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 More then likely the airbag wiring was disconnected while the battery was still connected, causing a fault code to be raised on the airbag ECU. I expect if you just clear the faults using VAG-COM then the light will go away. Link to post Share on other sites
stusnook 0 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 When I bought my diesel Mk 3 it only came with one key - when I went to VW to get a pukka spare with built in immobiliser they managed to do a similar thing, i.e. when I got the car back there was a warning light on (my first reaction to your post was that I had the same thing: air-bag warning light, but on reflection it might have been a 'check engine' type light. Either way - it was a warning light that needed immediate attention!). The fix was to get the diagnostics read and an error code reset. VW have the necessary equipment to do this of course, but you might be lucky (like I was) and find a 'back street' mechanic who has the correct equipment to read the codes.[VW dealer caused the error but were too busy to take my car back to fix their mistake, so I went elsewhere and invoiced them! They paid up and sent a letter of apology]. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 No need to take it to VW if you know somebody with VAG-COM, there's a post in the forums (here http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?146266 ) with a list of people with VAG-COM (me included) and their locations who are willing to help fellow dubbers ;-) Link to post Share on other sites
regs 0 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 when i took my car to the phirm i had a new ignition switch fitted and when finished the airbag light stayed on tim just cleared the codes and all was fine its not a problem you just need it on vag com Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 when i took my car to the phirm i had a new ignition switch fitted and when finished the airbag light stayed on tim just cleared the codes and all was fine its not a problem you just need it on vag comAs I said, its because the airbag connector would have been disturbed. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 There are literally loads of plugs and stuff around the ignition housing, currently taking mine apart and lost count the amount of plugs around that area! Link to post Share on other sites
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