[V6-12v] Air bag light stays on

[Lino M. Valadas]

Thanks Wil,  I'll give that try.  My light has been staying on for a couple
of minutes everytime I start the car for the last couple of months.

Lino


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wilfried Link" <wilfriedlink at yahoo.com>
To: "Lino M. Valadas" <l.valadas at rogers.com>; <apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu>;
"V6" <v6-12v at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Air bag light stays on


> 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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