SRS airbag service urgent

[Tiptonjim]

Evening all

ive had the dreaded warning on dashboard had it checked at local dealer and the module needs to be changed at a cost of £600 which i think is crazy looked at a few sites to send it away namely crashdata.co.uk but is there anything i can do myself?

regards

Jim

[LizardOfBodom]

Originally Posted by Tiptonjim

Evening all

ive had the dreaded warning on dashboard had it checked at local dealer and the module needs to be changed at a cost of £600 which i think is crazy looked at a few sites to send it away namely crashdata.co.uk but is there anything i can do myself?

regards

Jim

Hi
very often they just defaultly diagnose "module" while its other not-related issues, like damaged wires or even loose connector under the seat.
Do you get any printout with codes, explanation of errors or anything?
any way you can double check or diagnose it elsewhere?

[Tiptonjim]

Hi

Thanks for the reply no they didn't explain anything just that the module needs to be replaced they only thing that was strange when the light came on was my dash cam had fallen off screen now the cable runs up the A post so cable could have snagged on the airbag connectors on the A post so best to check there first nothing is stored under the seat and seats don't get moved as only myself drive the car

thanks for your help tho

Jim

[LizardOfBodom]

Originally Posted by Tiptonjim

Hi

Thanks for the reply no they didn't explain anything just that the module needs to be replaced they only thing that was strange when the light came on was my dash cam had fallen off screen now the cable runs up the A post so cable could have snagged on the airbag connectors on the A post so best to check there first nothing is stored under the seat and seats don't get moved as only myself drive the car

thanks for your help tho

Jim

Defo first thing to check are the wires, whatever you have access to. Would help immensly if you had Vida+Dice or access to it as even if you find a problem, warning light needs to be reset and only after that you can be sure it doesnt come back.

[Tiptonjim]

Hi

Yes understand so iv looked at sending the unit away to crashdata.co.uk to reset the unit i then assume it is plug back in and light should go out?

cheers

[LizardOfBodom]

Originally Posted by Tiptonjim

Hi

Yes understand so iv looked at sending the unit away to crashdata.co.uk to reset the unit i then assume it is plug back in and light should go out?

cheers

Emm, Im not sure it works that way... TMU if unit is faulty and you fix it , you will still need Vida to reset the warning. If its only a cable for example, you will only need Vida to reset warning and not touch the unit at all.
But I may be wrong on that, not 100% sure :/

[FunkyMelon]

Yep, you will still need to clear the flag using VIDA - Regardless of the fault being fixed or not.

[emlyno]

This issue has been the subject of numerous posts. Type 'crashdata' in the search box and it should help you.
Nobody has mentioned resetting lights, I didn't have to.

[IRONHEAD1975]

Yes when your module is returned from crash data the srs warning and triangle will not be there anymore no Vida needed for that buttt I had mine returned a couple of weeks ago it was fine until this morning and now it has returned with same codes ugh

[Tiptonjim]

well i sent mine away and returned with a sticker on it saying battery must be fully changed as cfff error which mine had is due to a low battery voltage seeing it was the original battery i changed that and all seems fine

thanks