[s-cars] Fuel gauge sender/sensor and airbag light

[Dan Bozga]

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That's not true, when I had my air bag light reset it was done through the connectors in the fuse box, I think it can also be reset by removing the ECU fuse and putting it back(not 100% on that)

Dan




chad clark <chadaclark4 at msn.com> wrote:I guess I'll throw in my .02 as I've been through something similar with my
air bag light. I had soldered in a new bulb for the diff light switch in the
center console. However, I had crossed one of the solder points and joined
it with another soldering line(sorry for the lack of correct terminology
here but that's the best way I can describe it) So naturally, as soon as I
put the key in the ignition and turned it on, I blew a fuse. Yep, this fuse
is the one used for the ABS, Anti-lock, differential lights, Air bag light
and few other things. After realizing my mistake and correcting the solder
issue, I always had the air bag light on after startup for the first two
minutes of driving. After two days and being super annoyed with this, I
consulted a friend at the dealer who simply had me pull out the climate
control head unit and hidden behind it there is a two pin connector(maybe it
was the same connection as the VAG 1551 but not sure) and he reset the
airbag light/control system. Says this is the only way to reset the air bag
light as it wouldn't work from the main fuse box. It's worth a try.


Chad



on 8/10/03 11:13 AM, steve powers at steve at thepowers.net wrote:

> Mark suggests:
>
> The airbag sensor light can be as simple as a wire swap. We had our dash
> lights fixed under warranty. Afterwards, the airbag sensor was on. The
> mechanic had swapped the check engine light into the airbag sensor hole.
> Voila! No more airbag sensor problems.
>
> A new O2 sensor fixed the check engine light.
>
> You could probably test this theory by disconnecting the O2 sensor.
>
> Steve
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Mark Strangways
>> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 10:20 AM
>> To: Chen, Joseph; S-CAR at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Fuel gauge sender/sensor and airbag light
>>
>>
>> From what I can tell you,
>>
>> The fuel sender is part of the pump assy in the tank.
>> It is accessed thru a cover in the trunk above the rear axle
>> "hub" While mine is not in the best calibration, it still
>> works so I am not going to ask for trouble.
>>
>> The air bag light on my car comes on as well for about the
>> same length of time. Apparently, as I was told be the
>> dealer, there is a software upgrade that was performed on my
>> car during a repair on the dash that was performed due to an
>> attempted car theft. I don't know if there explanation is
>> true or not, there would be some sort of information at Audi
>> of America or Canada. I have not bothered to check there
>> explanation, though it would be nice to know if I was lied
>> to or not :-)
>>
>> HTH's somewhat,
>>
>> Mark S
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chen, Joseph"
>> To:
>> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 12:59 PM
>> Subject: [s-cars] Fuel gauge sender/sensor and airbag light
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I just bought a 1995 S6 Avant. I filled the tank up
>> yesterday and was
>>> driving along when the fuel light came on and I saw the
>> needle on the
>>> fuel gauge just start dropping to zero. Do I need a new sender or
>>> sensor?
>> Where
>>> would I find it in the engine and where can I buy one?
>>>
>>> Also, the airbag light goes on for 2 minutes every time I
>> start the
>>> car
>> and
>>> then goes out. Does that mean the gold-plated connectors
>> or something
>>> are about to go?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Joseph
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