Car Airbag Light

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:

1. A warning lamp: a. is missing b. does not illuminate c. indicates a fault

thats all very true but the question was about AIR BAG warning light

not ABS

try again with the tester Manual