The light will stay on if the car is started without the instrument cluster hooked up. Use the right tool to erase the airbag code and bingo. Had this happen on a Cabrio I worked on. Cheers, Alexander van Gerbig '91 200q20v (Crunched) '90 90q20v (Sport) '88 80t (R.I.P) The Audi 80 Pages--------- http://surf.to/the80pages.com North Ferrisburg, VT 05473