VW Golf Airbag Light Stuck On

[Gary406]

u sure mate. ive been reading the vw forums on this code i have . a few people have replaced airbag and its never mentioned anything about re-programing it to ecu..

simply change it and clear code via vagcom.... will read some more but not read that their vin coded yet

[lozz]

u sure mate. ive been reading the vw forums on this code i have . a few people have replaced airbag and its never mentioned anything about re-programing it to ecu..

simply change it and clear code via vagcom.... will read some more but not read that their vin coded yet

Maybe its on the later ones that are vin coded, im not 100%

that vag-com stuff is tricky, have you seen some of the stuff you can do with it,

its good for activating global-closing etc and other stuff,

[Gary406]

ye im just getting use to it... ive only got the basic version which is free. can only do basic stuff with it like reading and clearing codes..

[Gary406]

got it to stay off lozz. unplugged the dashboard airbag about 50 times and its cleaned the 2 pins inside.
connected battery back up. loaded vagcom and cleared code and job done. no airbag fault light.
lets hope it stays off untill it sells

[lozz]

excellent.
ive been trying to sort the airbag on this, citreon no luck so far, light keeps flashing
iwill try the unpluging it trick see if it works,

good luck with the sale mate
the golfs are very good sellers so icarnt seeing it being long before you get a buyer.

my sister as got a golf gt tdi and she says she wouidnt part with it for the world shes had it 6years and never had a problem with it
very reliable cars,

that clunk sound that you hear when you close the doors says it all , there solid

[Gary406]

i really wanna keep it but insurance reasons a definate re-sale will be happening..

406 = £490
Golf gt = £1600

[lozz]

thats abit high,
Must be your postcode mate making it high or something
iknow a few people with Golfs and Boras and theyve been Mapped and Declared to insurer, and theyre paying less than £650

Personaly, ilike golfs, the bora more, but iwouidnt have one for the same reason as you. Insurance is just too expensive,

[FarmerPug]

thats a hefty price for insurance, my uncles golf is only about £400 a year, although its only a red I, TDI i think 100bhp but still fairly quick, his car has a problem with the engine management light or exhaust light coming on now and then.

[Gary406]

frank tell him to buy a vag com lead from ebay £7 aprox. download vagcom lite from rosstech online and read the codes himself. its very easy.the program is free

(if he doesnt allready do it)

[Gary406]

this is it frank if hes interested

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAG-USB-DIAGN ... 4ced5b44c6

[FarmerPug]

he actually doesnt know how to use a computer, but i would be interested in one of these there is that problem with my uncles golf, and a cousin of mine has an A6 with an airbag light on at the moment. £7 would hardly break the bank.

[Gary406]

nope and its very simple to use as well. i figured it from scratch in an hour or so..

for one you wont ever need to pay a garage the fee to diagnose the car. this does exactly the same... for a £7 lead and a free program

it even resets the code once the fault is fixed.. with VWs the engine management light wont go out unless you reset it..

[FarmerPug]

would it be as good on a vw as the pp2000 is on a peugeot, which lets you change settings on the car and add extra functions/equipment?

[lozz]

the full version of vagcom if floating around the net,

just heard mention of, Btjunkie dot org




full version is good for getting other features to work on vag cars, eg Anti hijack, global closing and theres a few other things

[lozz]

would it be as good on a vw as the pp2000 is on a peugeot, which lets you change settings on the car and add extra functions/equipment?

you need full version vag/com for that,
think its £150 -£200 ish,

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