quickee question

[billy182]

does the service/airbag light come on intermittently when a service is due,or just after, done the 24,000 mile service myself and its just started coming on intermittenly mileage 24,255,it use to be on all the time but i had all the connectors sorted under the seats.

 

[Pete]

Nope.

 

[billy182]

Quote: Originally posted by Pete on 17 June 2005

Nope.

cheers pete might give the wires a rattle under the seat then,if this is not the prob though anybody any ideas.

 

[billy182]

anyone.

 

[billy182]

Quote: Originally posted by Bryan on 18 June 2005

pretensioner probably

explain matey as i know fook all about renos.

 

[badinvincible]

Wires under the passenger seat for the airbag. I get this ALL the time, its unreal.

 

[Turkish]

Quote: Originally posted by billy172 on 18 June 2005
Quote: Originally posted by Bryan on 18 June 2005pretensioner probably[/QUOTE]explain matey as i know fook all about renos.


Cars with airbags have a pyrotechnic pretensioner. Basically it is attached to the seatbelt stalk and fires a split second before the airbag does. This pulls the seatbelt taught and you back into the seat before getting a faceful of airbag.
These are very common to be faulty (not just Renaults all car manufacturers. The reason airbag lights come on is the control unit checks the circuit for resistance if its outside a certain tolerance it brings the light on. This can be caused by dodgy connections or faulty components etc. Lesson over, lol.

 

[Ben H]

Its very common - and fixed by having a jiggle with the wires and connectors under the passenger seat.