CC success but airbag mistake

[John Cunningham]

OK so my new cruise control stalk loom works great, finally have
cruise.  woo hoo. i'm tempted to go drive the mass pike all night at a
perfectly steady 70mph just cause i can.

BUT.. i forgot NOT to turn on the ignition while the bag was
disconnected.  DOH! so now i have the annoying light on all the time and
presumably, no exploding gasbag to protect my carcass in the event of a
sudden unplanned decceleration. could have been worse, could have
shorted the headlight power to the airbag circuit by mistake and blown
my head off.  i didn't even pull the wheel to do the job, just felt
better with the plug pulled while i worked in there...

any suggestions?  i know supposedly i need to go to the dealer to have a
VAG tool clear it.  will extended battery disconnection clear a code as
well, or is it protected by the airbag capacitor/battery setup? if i DO
blow the airbag will it go away?  seems extreme, but it might be fun...
; )

JC

early '89 200tqa