[V8] Airbag warning light

[Jeremy Ward]

Hey Alex, welcome to V8 ownership and the list.

I will echo Steve's comments about checking things out with the VAG COM
tool.  There is a 2 pin connector for talking to the airbag behind the radio
wrapped in grey foam that is the same style of connector as the 4 ODB1
connectors in the passenger foot well (below floor mat).

I had this same issue with mine for about a year.  I took it into the
dealership and they said "dunno, it's an old car; it will do weird things.
You know, most people drive new Audis (hint hint)"  They didn't know about
the connector behind the radio, let alone the fact that Audi made a model
called the vee-eight! ;-)

On mine I had the airbag recall done.  Dealership should be able to tell you
this based on VIN.  Post-recall there is a missing energy module under the
driver's side rear seat.  Mine has the wiring harness hacked off at that
location.  They then replaced the airbag control module behind the radio
(it's hovering above the transmission tunnel) with an integrated unit -
control module and energy reserve all in one.

I don't know anyone locally with the tool, so I never reset mine.  It has
now gone from the 2min 'warm up warning' to on constantly.  I should really
find a scanner to look into it as mine (unlike yours) it *totally*
non-functional...

Good luck,

- Jeremy
www.MyV8Q.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
alexander stickler
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 7:39 AM
To: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: [V8] Airbag warning light

I have owned my V8Q for about 6 months now.  Since I have owned it, the
airbag light comes on for about 2 minutes on start-up and then turns off.
How do I interpret that? Has it decided that it actually does function
properly, or is Audi trying to avoid overloading me with information by
turning the light off after some period of time even though the airbag has a
problem?

Cheers,

Alex Stickler

'90 V8Q - 380,000km
'83 UrQ - 3B 20VT

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