How do I disable the airbag/seatbelt warning light?

[krissi1988]

What are reasons the air bag light would come on. Mine has been on for a while and I'm not quite sure why. It just came on one day.

[Mallard]

problem is, do they run a diagnostic when the car goes in for yearly inspection ? because it will show up also, on ignition the airbag lamp should light.. if it doesnt , and the tester sees, then he will have a problem.

my best advice is to get the co2 cylinder from a breaker for a snip at 20-30 bucks, and be done with it..

but before you do, just make sure the problem isnt because a plug has fallen out ect..

[krissi1988]

well here in florida we dont have to get our cars inspected. (there are some real peices of crap around here) ive seen cars with no hoods, all donuts ect.
I had them run a test but they said they didnt find anything. so I have to find someone else to take it to.
Thanks for the advice

[krissi1988]

The light comes on when i start the car but stays on all the time. (except when the car is off)

[Mallard]

id guess it was the sensor mat under the passenger seat fabric/leather or the connection to it.

[MacUser]

Originally Posted by Mallard

problem is, do they run a diagnostic when the car goes in for yearly inspection ? because it will show up also, on ignition the airbag lamp should light.. if it doesnt , and the tester sees, then he will have a problem.

I bet someone handy at soldering could tie the airbag light into the check engine light, so it would go on and off with the check engine light.

I don't advocate this, however.

[John Firestone]

The problem as, I understand it, is that a lot of the faults will cause the airbags to deploy, as a fail-safe, when they don't need to. This could be an expensive.

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by krissi1988

I had them run a test but they said they didnt find anything. so I have to find someone else to take it to.

they need the special BMW-only, SRS system-only scanner, only place I can think of that would have one would be an independent mechanic specializing in German cars or even just BMWs, or the $tealership

[Junk]

Originally Posted by wolferj

There is no "back up" light for these. What you are seeing is ambient light (or light bleed), from the surrounding bulbs.

Ahh, that makes sense.. I thought it was a pretty dim light, but didn't think any other illumination was on.. from the guage pointer or something I suppose.

[Purplenergy]

There is light bleeding from somewhere. Stuff the hole with light cloth, cotton etc. that will block out the light completely.
Hope that helps!

[318pilot]

I went to the car wash place last week and one of the washers snagged one of the wires under my seat and triggered my SRS light.

I know there is a way to reset the oil change lights with the Pac-Man looking thing and a paper clip. Is there a way to do the same thing on different connections for the SRS light?

Thanks

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by 318pilot

I went to the car wash place last week and one of the washers snagged one of the wires under my seat and triggered my SRS light.

I know there is a way to reset the oil change lights with the Pac-Man looking thing and a paper clip. Is there a way to do the same thing on different connections for the SRS light?

Thanks

You need a reset tool.

[MacUser]

Originally Posted by 318pilot

I went to the car wash place last week and one of the washers snagged one of the wires under my seat and triggered my SRS light.

I know there is a way to reset the oil change lights with the Pac-Man looking thing and a paper clip. Is there a way to do the same thing on different connections for the SRS light?

Thanks

As already stated ad nauseum ... Even if you COULD reset it with a paperclip, you wouldn't want to until you knew WHY it illuminated. It probably is just a loose connection, but you need to be sure!

[Junk]

There is in fact a backup airbag light on m '96 TI.!! It is soldered straight to the circuit board but easy to remove/replace. (assuming you took the cluster apart)

Also took the time to remove the headlight on light buzzer.. only thing is you might forget the turn signals are on..

[jenkinskg]

NY does not look at or care about srs light for inspection.
Not all cars have an srs light, it does not show up in OBD2 connection so they dont care
You may want to check, might be a mechanic just trying to make money