quattro Digest, Vol 117, Issue 34

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Al has an 80 Q IIRC.....

- Scott by BOSTON 
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>   1. Airbag light comes on and stays on for... (al)
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>   3. Re: Airbag light comes on and stays on for... (Steve B)
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> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:03:35 -1000
> From: "al" <streichea001 at hawaii.rr.com>
> To: "Quattro" <Quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Airbag light comes on and stays on for...
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> When I start the car the airbag light comes on and goes off within 5-10 sec.  Today the light stayed on for approximately 30 sec and went out as I was driving down the road. It repeated this twice more, each time I started. 
> 
> I don?t have the fancy on-board diagnostics. 
> 
> I know the bag is at least 10 yrs old. Do I need to buy a new bag or send one of its components to someone to reset it?
> 
> The bag was not activated or minor bumps to bumper, I think.
> 
> Al
> Honolulu
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> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 03:08:30 -0400
> From: <cobram at juno.com>
> To: streichea001 at hawaii.rr.com
> Cc: Quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Airbag light comes on and stays on for...
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> You don't mention the car, but if it's similar to the V8Q, it's a power
> loss Diagnostics "hard" code for the airbag.  The only way to clear this
> is to hook up either a VAG 1551/1552 or VAGCom to the airbag diagnostic
> leads and clear this code. These leads are under the top of the
> driver's side carpeted trans tunnel cover on the V8Q.  It can be
> triggered by working in the area such as installing a stereo or changing
> a cluster etc.
> 
> BCNU,
> Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
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> "al" <streichea001 at hawaii.rr.com> writes:
>> When I start the car the airbag light comes on and goes off within 
>> 5-10 sec.  Today the light stayed on for approximately 30 sec and 
>> went out as I was driving down the road. It repeated this twice 
>> more, each time I started. 
>> 
>> I don?t have the fancy on-board diagnostics. 
>> 
>> I know the bag is at least 10 yrs old. Do I need to buy a new bag or 
>> send one of its components to someone to reset it?
>> 
>> The bag was not activated or minor bumps to bumper, I think.
>> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 08:09:28 -0700
> From: Steve B <urq at pacbell.net>
> To: al <streichea001 at hawaii.rr.com>
> Cc: Quattro <Quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: Airbag light comes on and stays on for...
> Message-ID: <sxk5pk9bk19jmay73830yxmw.1375283368990 at email.android.com>
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> It usually means the energy storage device in the airbag controller is going bad.  As long as the light is off the airbag will function when triggered.
> 
> Steve Buchholz
> 
> 
> 
> 
> al <streichea001 at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> When I start the car the airbag light comes on and goes off within 5-10 sec.  Today the light stayed on for approximately 30 sec and went out as I was driving down the road. It repeated this twice more, each time I started. 
>> 
>> I don?t have the fancy on-board diagnostics. 
>> 
>> I know the bag is at least 10 yrs old. Do I need to buy a new bag or send one of its components to someone to reset it?
>> 
>> The bag was not activated or minor bumps to bumper, I think.
>> 
>> Al
>> Honolulu
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