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Airbag Warning Light On


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I went through the process of switching out the OEM shifter with an OEM short shifter. Of course this required removing the center console to get the old shifter. To remove the center console, I removed the connector that is attached under the front center console.  Put the short shifter in. Before putting the center console back in, my friend took it for a spin around the neighborhood to make sure no adjustments were needed. Felt great. Put all the parts back together then the wife took it for a drive. In both cases no one noticed the airbag light on at that time. The following day, I took for a short drive to see how it felt. That's when I noticed the airbag light on in the console.

 

Can anyone verify that some of the wiring running through the center console controls the airbag. I'm thinking if that's true, I might need to take the center console off again and verify all wires are connected. If not then I need to look somewhere else, but where?

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Welcome to RennTech :welcomeani:

There is a sensor for the air bags under the center console that measures rapid deceleration, triggering the bags.  Most likely, when the car was driven without the console reinstalled created this issue.  I would have the code read and then cleared with a Porsche specific scan tool (disconnecting the battery will not clear it, it has to be done with the correct scan tool), and then drive the car to see if it comes back.  If it does, wiring is not connected correctly; but I would be willing to bet it won't come back.

 

Good luck.😉

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Hi JFP,

 

I was wondering if driving it without reconnecting the wiring was the problem. I have the iCarsoft scan tool that advertises that it can clear airbag light, but I couldn't find it. Now I'm looking at the Durametric tool (a lot more expensive).

 

Thanks,

Bruce

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All cars will log a fault if any airbag or seatbelt component  is disconnected and then the car is turned on or started. 
 

The good news is that the Durametric SW has the biliary to clear the fault. 
 

the moral of the story is that if any airbag or seatbelt component is disconnected, don’t turn on or start the car until they are reconnected. 👍🏻

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