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Old 04-24-2008, 03:28 AM
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cant you just unhook the battery for 30 mins or so to reset check engine light &..... airbag light?


(If you try that, have your radio reset code ready)
 
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Old 04-24-2008, 06:33 AM
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No you can't - battery disconnect will not clear an airbag light. You have to physically (via Vag) tell the computer that the airbag fault has been corrected.
 
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Old 04-24-2008, 09:25 AM
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Yap, that's the other issue Iam having, after disconnecting the battery connector the radio when into "SAFE" mode. This issue here is that I purchased the car used andthe sellersremoved the radio code card. Only discovered that now. I called the dealership and it would cost $110 just to retrive the radio code. Not sure if there is another way to get the radio code. Any ideas?
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:12 AM
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Wow your guys dealers suck, I've got my radio fixed, my radio code, my coolant filled up, and my fab fixed, all for free
 
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:33 AM
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Hi gen2rolller,
And how did you get your Radio code error fixed? Thanks.
 
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Old 06-08-2009, 11:15 AM
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hi, i have the same problem, the light was coming and going for a while, then is stayed on, i cleared it one day with the launch x...diagnostic thing, but it came back few weeks later and now i cant clear is,, i took up the seat someone told me to bypass the yellow connector so i did soldered the 2 wires black to black and blue to blue , tried clearing it then but still would not, so do i have to get a new connector, why, its just a connector? or something else? would appreciate any help regards , j
 
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Old 06-08-2009, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyquattro
hi, i have the same problem, the light was coming and going for a while, then is stayed on, i cleared it one day with the launch x...diagnostic thing, but it came back few weeks later and now i cant clear is,, i took up the seat someone told me to bypass the yellow connector so i did soldered the 2 wires black to black and blue to blue , tried clearing it then but still would not, so do i have to get a new connector, why, its just a connector? or something else? would appreciate any help regards , j
Sounds like it is your Airbag Control Module. Same exact thing with mine. My airbag light was coming on intermittently, but I could clear it using a VagCom. Then it came on and would not clear. I checked the wiring harness and everything was good. Had the mechanic do some diagnostics on it and it is the Airbag Control Module. Haven't replaced it yet, but I guess they cost ~$800 new, grrrr.
 
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Old 06-11-2009, 07:38 AM
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ok thanks,appreciate it.!
o and an unrelated question , how do i put a pic up with myname ? or my car like you did he he cheers
 

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Old 06-11-2009, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyquattro
hi, i have the same problem, the light was coming and going for a while, then is stayed on, i cleared it one day with the launch x...diagnostic thing, but it came back few weeks later and now i cant clear is,, i took up the seat someone told me to bypass the yellow connector so i did soldered the 2 wires black to black and blue to blue , tried clearing it then but still would not, so do i have to get a new connector, why, its just a connector? or something else? would appreciate any help regards , j
Make sure you don't have another bad connection on a different bag somewhere. That'll keep the light on no matter what you do to the first one.
 
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Old 06-12-2009, 07:51 PM
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ok thanks,appreciate it.!
o and an unrelated question , how do i put a pic up with myname ? or my car like you did he he cheers
Under quicklinks on the blue banner at the top of the audiforums webpage, go to edit signature and paste in the <img> code provided by photobucket or some similar sight you have a pic of your sig uploaded to.
 
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