Punto Sporting Mk2 - Airbag warning light ?

Punto Sporting Mk2 - Airbag warning light ?

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Stu_00

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1,529 posts

220 months

Monday 27th February 2006
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After hitting a massive pot hole on our well maintained B roads I have an airbag warning light on the dash - Is this common and any known fixes before sheding for some garage repair?

Cheers

pdV6

16,442 posts

262 months

Monday 27th February 2006
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You'll need to get the fault code in the ECU cleared in order to switch off the warning light.

As to what the problem is, if Fiats are anything like Alfas, its probably a loose connection under one of the seats. Firmly push all the connectors back together and maybe zip-tie them in place to prevent re-occurence.

Its worth getting it checked over at a dealer (or suitably-equipped specialist), though, as usually when the warning light's on, the entire system (airbags, seatbelt pre-tensioners etc) is disabled, which won't be much fun if you did have an accident.

>> Edited by pdV6 on Monday 27th February 17:20

Stu_00

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Monday 27th February 2006
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Cheers for the advice