Airbag Warning Light

[darchard]

Following your advice I managed to undo the bolt and disengage the plug from the frame.
I pulled the lever on the end of the plug but was unable to separate the two halves, perhaps due to corrosion??
I'm going to have another go so want to check what I should do when I manage to separate the two halves.
I'm assuming the plug consists of a number of pins with corresponding holes.
Should I just clean the pins with some fine sandpaper and then put the two halves back together again, or is there something else?
Is there a trick to separating the two halves or should I just keep jiggling it until it surrenders?
Many thanks!

 

[enuff_zed]

Following your advice I managed to undo the bolt and disengage the plug from the frame.
I pulled the lever on the end of the plug but was unable to separate the two halves, perhaps due to corrosion??
I'm going to have another go so want to check what I should do when I manage to separate the two halves.
I'm assuming the plug consists of a number of pins with corresponding holes.
Should I just clean the pins with some fine sandpaper and then put the two halves back together again, or is there something else?
Is there a trick to separating the two halves or should I just keep jiggling it until it surrenders?
Many thanks!

The lever can be stuck quite hard sometimes. If you pull too hard you can snap it, so try a bit of contact cleaner to lubricate it. Or prising it up from each side, a little bit at a time.
The pins are extremely fragile. Contact cleaner and then very gentle cleaning with a soft brush. The female portions are much harder to clean (Oh, I do hope Pondy doesn't read that!!!). Best bet is to spray with contact cleaner then fit and remove the other half of the plug several times to try to clean it all out.

 

[MikeyH]

The lever can be stuck quite hard sometimes. If you pull too hard you can snap it, so try a bit of contact cleaner to lubricate it. Or prising it up from each side, a little bit at a time.
The pins are extremely fragile. Contact cleaner and then very gentle cleaning with a soft brush. The female portions are much harder to clean (Oh, I do hope Pondy doesn't read that!!!). Best bet is to spray with contact cleaner then fit and remove the other half of the plug several times to try to clean it all out.

Mmm, suit you sir.