Not sure which is the best car forum - any advice?
My wife's Kalos is displaying the airbag Warning Light (MOT Failure)
Generic Fault Code Readers do not work with this car and I want to avoid a ?60 bill just to have the dealer plug in their reader.
I am after any suggestions beyond checking the connectors under the seats.
Wrong. The bulb comes on and then goes out. Any other behaviour is a fail.
"Phil L" wrote in news:G25%x.16876$ snipped-for-privacy@fx38.am:
The generic readers are useless on the Kalos. I hawked the car to many independants when I had a ABS warning and despite their hopes they could not identify which wheel was giving the problem. The main dealer could find it immediately. No light = Fail. Light not going out = Fail
Correct - since 2013 I believe.
EVERY car sold in Europe over the last decade and a bit MUST have EOBD diagnostics which can be read with any EOBD reader. BUT... EOBD only applies to a subset of engine management codes. ABS, Aircon, SRS etc are not covered by it.
I've vaguely considered making a replacement lamp/led that would mimic the on/off behaviour of warning lamps (simple timer circuit), but have always found an easier solution. I imagine there would be a market for such devices, but I guess that helping to cheat the test would be legally frowned upon.
John wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:
I would like to try some sort of Air Bag Simulator that I could substitute into the under-seat wiring. By process of elimination I might even find the fault
But there is only ONE way to properly test the airbags:-)
Wouldn't it be easier to simply fix the ABS? Most common fault is a sensor. And they aren't expensive - or rather shouldn't be. The actual hall effect chip inside it costs a couple of quid retail.
Or even allowing for cars parts markup, £35-40 on ebay.
Some vehicles have sensors incorporated into things like bearings. That tends to add a "0" to the cost of a sensor!
Indeed. And you can only do it once!
Take the bulb out it?s then an advisory and not an MOT failure
I've looked this up, and it does seem to be a fail only where the bulb is lit. If its removed then its a pass!
You'd think so wouldn't you but not Land Rover. If Discovery II (and maybe othere models) throws an ABS sensor fault it's new hub time... Having said that it's 50:50 that its thrown the ABS fault as the bearings are shot and there is too much play. B-)
Er I don't think so The Testers Manual 3.4 Anti-Lock Braking Systems and Electronic Stability Control Systems:
Reason for Rejection:
thats all very true but the question was about AIR BAG warning light
not ABS
try again with the tester Manual
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