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Airbag light on after change of steering wheel

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Airbag light on after change of steering wheel

Post by Bmwjay » Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:00 pm

So recived my lovely new steering wheel from royal steering wheels but now the Airbag light is on after I changed it
Now the weird thing is it did not come straight on it only seems to of come on now I have put a new battery in
Any help would be great
Jay

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Airbag light on after change of steering wheel

Post by Mike6 » Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:13 pm

Think I have read about this before. Try disconnecting the battery again.

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Post by Number5 » Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:04 pm

Pop it into Autobase in Chipping Sodbury and he'll clear it for you for about £20. :thumbsup:
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Post by cj10jeeper » Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:15 pm

Disconnecting the battery won't reset the airbag light it either needs as Number5 says to go into a specialist, or buy a cable & software and DIY
It's likely the steering wheel but equally could be co-incidental. Battery change won't be the cause
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Post by Bmwjay » Sun Jan 14, 2018 10:03 pm

Awesome
It’s in for mot Thursday so hopefully a case of just removing it

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Post by cj10jeeper » Sun Jan 14, 2018 10:11 pm

Bmwjay wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 10:03 pmAwesome
It’s in for mot Thursday so hopefully a case of just removing it
Don't forget to reset before the MOT, or it's a fail
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Post by Bmwjay » Sun Jan 14, 2018 10:54 pm

They are doing it :D

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Post by cj10jeeper » Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:53 pm

Bmwjay wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 10:54 pmThey are doing it :D
So ask to reset it first
If not the mot guy has to fail it, Someone resets the light retested and passes. Your history forever then has an airbag light fail
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Post by ScoobyR1 » Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:40 am

Bmwjay wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:00 pmSo recived my lovely new steering wheel from royal steering wheels but now the Airbag light is on after I changed it
Now the weird thing is it did not come straight on it only seems to of come on now I have put a new battery in
Any help would be great
Jay
Hi Jay

I have this same issue, I have the fault diagnosed as " Airbag comms fail channel 1/2 " when I was changing the wheel for some reason the slip ring rotated around through about 30-45 degrees. This meant the pegs wouldn't locate on the steering wheel without correcting this. I duly rotated the slip ring back around, only to feel a slight resistance and a snapping sound. Thinking no more of it I refitted everything and tbh I wasn't unduly surprised when the light was on after refitting.

Not sure if this what's happened with you, but just offering that as a suggestion. :thumbsup:
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Post by ScoobyR1 » Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:48 am

Have a look here to

https://www.z4- forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=86050
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Post by Number5 » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:24 am

cj10jeeper wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:53 pm
Bmwjay wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 10:54 pmThey are doing it :D
So ask to reset it first
If not the mot guy has to fail it, Someone resets the light retested and passes. Your history forever then has an airbag light fail
^^^ That's good advice :thumbsup:
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Post by Monkeydonkeyratmagic » Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:02 pm

Airbag light will not go off just for fixing the issue. It needs to be plugged in. Forgive the wording but you'll be pissing in the wind just tampering with bits and not knowing what.
I had one on for ages that randomly popped up and it was related to a rear pillar... a pillar that doesn't exist on a convertible nor have an airbag located anywhere around that point.
But they do not go off on their own.
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Post by Bmwjay » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:14 pm

ScoobyR1 wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:40 am
Bmwjay wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:00 pmSo recived my lovely new steering wheel from royal steering wheels but now the Airbag light is on after I changed it
Now the weird thing is it did not come straight on it only seems to of come on now I have put a new battery in
Any help would be great
Jay
Hi Jay

I have this same issue, I have the fault diagnosed as " Airbag comms fail channel 1/2 " when I was changing the wheel for some reason the slip ring rotated around through about 30-45 degrees. This meant the pegs wouldn't locate on the steering wheel without correcting this. I duly rotated the slip ring back around, only to feel a slight resistance and a snapping sound. Thinking no more of it I refitted everything and tbh I wasn't unduly surprised when the light was on after refitting.

Not sure if this what's happened with you, but just offering that as a suggestion. :thumbsup:


Ah right very useful to know I dident touch anything and 100 % sure nothing moved the light also dident come stright on it seemed to of come on as soon as the others went out strange
AnywAy will get it scanned see what the fault is hopefully it something simple

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Airbag light on after change of steering wheel

Post by Bmwjay » Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:56 pm

So cars back from mot all passed but the airbag light turns out not to be anything todo with the steering the fault has come up the a incorrect sensor in passenger door airbag strange as I haven’t touch any of that

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Post by mac27040 » Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:58 pm

check wiring in door harness as i know cj10jeeper replaced his once
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