Recurring airbag light- solved

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:10 am

I’ll just leave this here.

Connector in steering wheel airbag not secured

I need to learn German

Colb you’ve been steadfast in supporting thank you!

Stuart

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enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 12:15 pm

Well done mate.
Perseverance, with lots of forum help and happy to own up so we all learn from it.

Better check that coolant sensor connection again then.

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:13 pm

colb · Post by **colb** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:15 pm

Well I never, who would have thought about looking there? Have a smattering of German understanding so immediately took the description to point to the side airbag not the steering wheel one. If you had let on you had the wheel off at the beginning we might have gone there first time. At least we all have some better understanding of the system now, Nice feeling when that airbag light is extinguished, mate who had his Z3 airbag light on and couldn't be cleared was overjoyed when I found out he had the wrong replacement module fitted to his car, replaced it with a correct one and coded it to the car and extingished the light within a few keystrokes on the laptop using NCS Expert. Made a change from the usual under seat connections being the cause with yours.

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:26 pm

In other news the level warning for coolant was sorted too

To do list down to 3 items!

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:53 pm

bigwinn wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:26 pm In other news the level warning for coolant was sorted too

How?
Butterfingers on the connection?

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:55 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:53 pm
bigwinn wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:26 pm In other news the level warning for coolant was sorted too
How?
Butterfingers on the connection?

Gentle and not so gentle big hammer action

The float must have been stuck

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:58 pm

bigwinn wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:55 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:53 pm
bigwinn wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:26 pm In other news the level warning for coolant was sorted too
How?
Butterfingers on the connection?
Gentle and not so gentle big hammer action

The float must have been stuck

Ah ha! So a tip to all members fitting a new expansion tank.
Give it a good shake first to make sure the lower float is moving ok.

If nothing else, at least everyone must now have a better understanding of the overly complicated workings of the expansion tank.

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 6:01 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:58 pm
bigwinn wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:55 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:53 pm How?
Butterfingers on the connection?
Gentle and not so gentle big hammer action

The float must have been stuck
Ah ha! So a tip to all members fitting a new expansion tank.
Give it a good shake first to make sure the lower float is moving ok.

If nothing else, at least everyone must now have a better understanding of the overly complicated workings of the expansion tank.

I forgot to cut the old one up and it went to the landfill... sorry must try harder next time

I'm sure I'll have one to cut up soon...

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