Airbag Light Code Reader??

M74 · 16th November 2014, 16:34

Does anyone know if the cheap code readers will read airbag faults?

The Rovers airbag light is on and I've tried the usual things with the blue and yellow connectors under the front seats, but still have the fault.
I suspect a seatbelt tensioner but it would be good to know for certain before I start taking things apart.
Geoff

klarzy · 16th November 2014, 17:16

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Originally Posted by M74

Does anyone know if the cheap code readers will read airbag faults?

The Rovers airbag light is on and I've tried the usual things with the blue and yellow connectors under the front seats, but still have the fault.
I suspect a seatbelt tensioner but it would be good to know for certain before I start taking things apart.
Geoff

If it is a pre tensioner I think it lights up blue...

wullie480 · 16th November 2014, 17:27

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Originally Posted by M74

Does anyone know if the cheap code readers will read airbag faults?

The Rovers airbag light is on and I've tried the usual things with the blue and yellow connectors under the front seats, but still have the fault.
I suspect a seatbelt tensioner but it would be good to know for certain before I start taking things apart.
Geoff

Check the pins are ok inside the plugs they can easily be bent out the way.
It might be the steering wheel coupler that's at fault.
I've got some code reading stuff but it doesn't do airbags on the zt or 75.
I used a friend of a friends snap on reader to diagnose mine a few years ago.

Give doopydog a shout he has a T4 (I think)

chris75 · 16th November 2014, 18:53

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Originally Posted by M74

I suspect a seatbelt tensioner but it would be good to know for certain before I start taking things apart.
Geoff

Or the side impact sensor under the passenger seat

This seems to be getting quite common .

M74 · 16th November 2014, 20:33

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Originally Posted by klarzy

If it is a pre tensioner I think it lights up blue...

That's clever, doesn't say anything about that in the handbook

Mikeal1 · 16th November 2014, 20:38

I've just changed my side impact sensor. It was easier than I thought it would br

M74 · 16th November 2014, 21:09

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Originally Posted by chris75

Or the side impact sensor under the passenger seat

This seems to be getting quite common .

Thanks, i'd not thought about that. Whereabouts under the is that sensor?

M74 · 16th November 2014, 21:16

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Originally Posted by wullie480

Check the pins are ok inside the plugs they can easily be bent out the way.
It might be the steering wheel coupler that's at fault.
I've got some code reading stuff but it doesn't do airbags on the zt or 75.
I used a friend of a friends snap on reader to diagnose mine a few years ago.

Give doopydog a shout he has a T4 (I think)

Thanks Wullie, I'll check the pins when I get chance, I think they were OK but they are a bit flimsy.

I think Doopydug's in Fife that's a bit too far.

Mikeal1 · 17th November 2014, 18:03

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Originally Posted by M74

Thanks, i'd not thought about that. Whereabouts under the is that sensor?

It's under the carpet about middle of the seat area on the cross member, very easy to see and change. 30 min job tops

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