Air bag light

Fixer · 18th November 2020, 11:09

Help! My Rover 75 04 reg is stuck at the garage at Durham City as they are unable to reset the airbag light to enable it to pass the mot. Their diagnostic equipment does not cater for older cars which are no longer manufactured.
There is a way to reset the light using a bypass cable but no one can remember how to do it!

daveconnolly · 18th November 2020, 11:24

My airbag light sometimes comes on if I move the driver's seat . Move it again and it goes out I think it is the connection under the seat if mot tester has adjusted driver's seat to drive in for test maybe this has caused the light to come on . maybe you can ask him to move seat again to see if it goes off. Worth a try and hopefully a cheap fix

peelaaa · 18th November 2020, 12:09

reseat connections under front seats. move seats back and forth.
usually does the trick.
been doing this for 12 years

suzublu · 18th November 2020, 12:30

If it's in Durham, take it to Fred Henderson, or up to Dave Johnson at fence houses
Unplug the connector under both the front seats, spray some contact cleaner into them, then plug them together a few times.

Rogue · 18th November 2020, 16:28

Bear in mind it could also be the side impact sensor faulty as this throws up the airbag light too.

Heddy · 18th November 2020, 16:38

And if all else fails, cut and rejoin using strip connectors

Fixer · 18th November 2020, 17:02

Thank you all for your help, I booked the car into Fred Henderson for next week but in the meantime my local garage (Croxdale Fast Fit) managed to knock the light out and were able to give it an MOT pass.
As Fred Henderson used to be a Rover dealer they still had the T4 program for the Rover 75 in their diagnostic set up which costs £82 to plug in.
I was unable to track down a phone number for the garage at Fencehouses so if anyone has it please pass it on to me for the future.

trikey · 18th November 2020, 19:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixer

T4 program for the Rover 75 in their diagnostic set up which costs £82 to plug in.

Crikey, I shall have to increase my T4 charges to 2 packets of hob nobs now then!!

Rogue · 18th November 2020, 19:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by trikey

Crikey, I shall have to increase my T4 charges to 2 packets of hob nobs now then!!

Damn ... that's gonna get expensive

alanaslan · 19th November 2020, 02:09

I recently had both my wifes car and a customer car with the same problem of the air bag light being on I had checked all the usual suspects but everything was OK there.

I decided to change the clock spring on my wifes car as there were other stearing wheel related problems and low and be hold out went the light.
the customer car came in a week later with the same problems no radio remote controls no horn and air bag light on went straight for the clock spring. Now I am not quite sure as i have being in a lot of parts recently but I think the clock spring was under £80 new from DMGRS. Rimmers have 2 of them if you know the part Number but what ever you do dont phone them up and ask for a clock spring, I am convinced they thought I was pulling their leg. But were quite a bit more expensive.
Sounds a lot for a T4 to be plugged in I like the hobnobs idea would that be chocolate ones.

18th November 2020, 11:09	#1
Fixer Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Durham Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Air bag light Help! My Rover 75 04 reg is stuck at the garage at Durham City as they are unable to reset the airbag light to enable it to pass the mot. Their diagnostic equipment does not cater for older cars which are no longer manufactured. There is a way to reset the light using a bypass cable but no one can remember how to do it!

18th November 2020, 12:30	#4
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,911 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	If it's in Durham, take it to Fred Henderson, or up to Dave Johnson at fence houses Unplug the connector under both the front seats, spray some contact cleaner into them, then plug them together a few times. Last edited by suzublu; 18th November 2020 at 12:46..

18th November 2020, 16:28	#5
Rogue I really should get out more....... 75 CDT SE 160 Saloon Join Date: May 2017 Location: Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich Posts: 2,644 Thanks: 1,386 Thanked 1,096 Times in 774 Posts	Bear in mind it could also be the side impact sensor faulty as this throws up the airbag light too. __________________ Glutton for punishment --- Previously ... 2.6 SD1 x 2, 3.5 SD1, 820S, 820Si x2, 216 Gsi, 220T saloon, 414, 45 1.4 x2 and now a Cowley 75 CDT

18th November 2020, 17:02	#7
Fixer Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Durham Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Air bag light Thank you all for your help, I booked the car into Fred Henderson for next week but in the meantime my local garage (Croxdale Fast Fit) managed to knock the light out and were able to give it an MOT pass. As Fred Henderson used to be a Rover dealer they still had the T4 program for the Rover 75 in their diagnostic set up which costs £82 to plug in. I was unable to track down a phone number for the garage at Fencehouses so if anyone has it please pass it on to me for the future.

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18th November 2020, 11:24	#2
daveconnolly Avid contributor Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Darlington Posts: 114 Thanks: 135 Thanked 58 Times in 31 Posts	My airbag light sometimes comes on if I move the driver's seat . Move it again and it goes out I think it is the connection under the seat if mot tester has adjusted driver's seat to drive in for test maybe this has caused the light to come on . maybe you can ask him to move seat again to see if it goes off. Worth a try and hopefully a cheap fix

18th November 2020, 12:09	#3
peelaaa Posted a thing or two 75 cdti 2004 contemporary Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: meath Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 272 Thanked 80 Times in 58 Posts	reseat connections under front seats. move seats back and forth. usually does the trick. been doing this for 12 years

18th November 2020, 16:38	#6
Heddy This is my second home None Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: None Posts: 5,556 Thanks: 465 Thanked 1,161 Times in 924 Posts	And if all else fails, cut and rejoin using strip connectors

19th November 2020, 02:09	#10
alanaslan Gets stuck in 75 Tourer Automatic conn, 75 Saloon Automatic Conn, The Monograme Spice Tourer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Johnstone Posts: 670 Thanks: 57 Thanked 231 Times in 151 Posts	I recently had both my wifes car and a customer car with the same problem of the air bag light being on I had checked all the usual suspects but everything was OK there. I decided to change the clock spring on my wifes car as there were other stearing wheel related problems and low and be hold out went the light. the customer car came in a week later with the same problems no radio remote controls no horn and air bag light on went straight for the clock spring. Now I am not quite sure as i have being in a lot of parts recently but I think the clock spring was under £80 new from DMGRS. Rimmers have 2 of them if you know the part Number but what ever you do dont phone them up and ask for a clock spring, I am convinced they thought I was pulling their leg. But were quite a bit more expensive. Sounds a lot for a T4 to be plugged in I like the hobnobs idea would that be chocolate ones.