Airbag Light?

[Derek Pulvino]

Hey all,

If a connection comes loose on the airbag system, does the idiot light stay 
on until the connection is fixed, or until a fault code type thing is 
cleared?  The other day I took off the top steering column cover and the 
airbag light came.  As I kind of forced the cover off, I think I messed up a 
connection, but can't seem to find an obviously loose one.  Just trying to 
get a read on what I did.

...and how easy is it to causean airbag to go off errantly?  I don't really 
understand the system so don't know how cautious to be.  So far I'm not 
interested in really touching anything as I don't want a face full of 
airbag.  In other word I've been very cautious to date.

Derek P