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

[Tom Christiansen]

James,

Yeah, that's the ring I have suspected of failure. It's pretty easy to
get to. Just pop the steering wheel off and you can see it. I just
need some electrical grease or something...

Tom

On 9/18/06, James Whitehouse <james_whitehouse1 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 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
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > 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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