[V6-12v] Airbag light blinking for 30 sec, then solid on. What's up?

[James Whitehouse]

Tom,

We've had a similar problem on my Mum's Golf recently. It turned out to be
the 'igniter ring' which is like a little copper ring that makes contact as
you turn the wheel (at least this is my understanding). I left it to the
local garage who cleaned it (replacement is expensive) and now it seems to
have cleared up. If you have a decent independent shop you might try this
route first as it wasn't an expensive procedure.

Also, it should have thrown fault codes, so it would be worth checking those
first as it might point you elsewhere.

Cheers,
James

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> From: v6-12v-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v6-12v-bounces at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Tom Christiansen
> Sent: 18 September 2006 07:11
> To: V6-12v at audifans.com
> Subject: [V6-12v] Airbag light blinking for 30 sec, then solid on. What's
> up?
> 
> Folks,
> 
> Yesterday my airbag decided to quit on me. When I start the car, the
> airbag light flashes for about 30 seconds. Then it turns solid on and
> stays on until I stop the engine. Does anyone know what this means
> (well, aside from the obvious, that the airbag probably won't blow up
> in my face if I'm in a crash)?
> 
> I have noticed one thing. When turning the steering wheel at parking
> lot speeds from stop to stop there used to be a subtile scraping sound
> from the center of the wheel. I always assumed it was the contactors
> for the airbag. Now the scraping sound has stopped. Does this sound
> like the culprit or am I barking up the wrong tree?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom
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