I had the airbag light come on after I did some work on the radio. I had installed an inline FM modulator with a signal amplifier for my XM Commander receiver. Whenever I tried to clear the code for the airbag (driver side high resistance), it would come back on immediately. I was about to take the car in to the dealer.

Well, I had the vag-com hooked up to check for an intermitten evap leak that was throwing a code. I had replaced the vacuum check valve next to the airbox and was hoping that would fix it. While hooked up, I checked my radio faults and noticed some weird code about controller internal memory error (I wish I had saved the code to know for sure).

I cleared the codes (I also had some antenna error due to using an in-line FM modulator with my XM receiver). Then I went to the airbag controller and cleared the code (driver side high resistance-01217) and it stayed off.

For everyone who has had this problem, check and clear your radio codes and see if that doesn't fix the problem.

 

Thats awesome! But i have no idea what you just said lol jk.

 

hmm i take it you have stock deck?

 

Yes, a Symphony. But the previous owner had installed an XM Commander satellite receiver. The XM Commander uses a FM modulator in line with the antenna cable. While it's better than the wireless modulators for XM reception, it can screw up receiving other stations (and certainly hoses AM stations). So I added a signal amplifier in line with the antenna wire to help the regular FM and AM stations. It works well, but somehow when I was doing all that I must have whacked out the radio controller module. That, in turn, seems to have whacked out the airbag controller.

I shut the car off and started it several times and checked for airbag faults each time. No fault! I'll be sure to post if the light comes back on.

 

yeah mine is on too. i bought the car with a pioneer installed and it has xm capabilities. not sure of anything else.
but my stupid airbag light is on too. i dont know where to start with getting it to turn off.

 

find out why the airbag light is on becuase it might be for a reason

 

where to begin.

is there a manual or something. i dont have any books on it. nor do i know where to start on this car.
i've only had it for a month or so.

 

you should really get a vag com it helps alot

 

again any one want to send me a vag com for free? ill let you call and ask for help if/when you need it

 

lol you sure want everything free.... vag com, bumper jeeze what next you gunna want some s4 sides