[V6-12v] Air bag light stays on

[Wilfried Link]

The small receptacle that holds the air bag warning
light bulb in the instrument panel. On my A6 at least,
it's over to the right above the center console.

Wil

--- "Lino M. Valadas" <l.valadas at rogers.com> wrote:

> Which receptacle did you remove and to what extent?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Lino
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wilfried Link" <wilfriedlink at yahoo.com>
> To: <apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu>; "V6"
> <v6-12v at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Air bag light stays on
> 
> 
> > For years, mine would go out for a moment after
> > starting the car,but then come back on and stay on
> for
> > a while then go out again. The problem was said to
> be
> > a warning lamp circuit problem, so I cleaned the
> bulb
> > receptacle contacts on the instrument panel
> circuit
> > board and changed the bulb to no avail. A few
> months
> > ago, I removed the receptacle for an unrelatd
> repair,
> > and when I put it back together the problem
> > disappeared and has not reappeared.
> > 
> > Wil
> > 1995 A6 Avant  
> > 
> > --- "apowell at colocougs.org"
> <apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > This ought to be simple but it's not....
> > > 
> > > My wife's 1993 90Q went through some interesting
> > > electrical problems due to broken wires in the
> loom
> > > going to the trunk lid.  Dash lights went in and
> > > out, the entire gauge cluster went in and out,
> and
> > > sometimes both were giving problems until I
> fixed
> > > the broken wires and replaced sundry blown
> fuses.
> > > 
> > > The wires are repaired, but the air bag light
> came
> > > on during this exercise and won't go out.  I
> have
> > > tried disconnecting the red power connection
> above
> > > the driver's legs in hopes that it would re-set
> > > the light, but no luck. All fuses in the
> under-hood
> > > fuse box are OK.
> > > 
> > > Has anyone ever run into this and solved the
> > > problem? Is there perhaps another fuse or
> fusible
> > > link
> > > I might be missing? Due to the timing of the
> > > problem, I'm thinking the air bag light is
> simply
> > > confused, but I'm out of ideas on what to try.
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance..
> > > ************************************
> > > Al Powell
> > > apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu
> > > 1958 Fiat 1200 Transformabile Spyder
> > > 1983 Datsun 280ZX Turbo, IZCC #585
> > > 1993 Audi 90Q
> > > 1991 Camaro RS Convertible
> > > 1997 Chebby Blazer
> > > 1999 Chebby Blazer
> > > ************************************ 
> > > 
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