Airbag light, MOT fail?

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17-11-2014, 05:14 PM

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Airbag light, MOT fail?

I need to get the Pumarse MOT'd but just remembered the airbag light is on due to running harnesses, so no pre-tensioners!

Is the dash light a fail?

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17-11-2014, 05:20 PM

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I think it is a fail but I could be wrong.

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17-11-2014, 05:31 PM

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SRS light on indicating fault is a fail. If it doesn't illuminate at all its advisory.

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18-11-2014, 09:51 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by studabear

SRS light on indicating fault is a fail. If it doesn't illuminate at all its advisory.

Depends on year.

What year is the vehicle ?

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18-11-2014, 11:24 AM

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Poop.

V reg mate.

So hypothetically speaking, if the bulb in the dash mysteriously stopped working /disappeared, that would just be an advisory?

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18-11-2014, 11:28 AM

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Certainly here in Northern Ireland, 2001 onwards the lamp must work as expected.

Pre 2001 as not all cars had self diagnostics for SRS systems, you would get away with no lamp at all.

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18-11-2014, 11:39 AM

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i dont think it is a fail in england, mine has gone through 3 mots at different garages with the airbag warning light on (it goes through a sequence of flashes and then stays on permenantly when you turn on).

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18-11-2014, 11:41 AM

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just wire it to the fuel low lamp if worried. Then it will come on and off on start up.

Just dont go for mot with low fuel

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18-11-2014, 03:49 PM

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These might work

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/251652951391

Says they're for a focus but they might work on a puma or they may have some for a puma.

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18-11-2014, 05:29 PM

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I actually bought some resistors to use a while back, but the soldering iron packed up so never got around to it

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18-11-2014, 05:43 PM

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airbag lamp fails if its on. if it doesn't illuminate at all its a pass and advise

but you might get pulled on the missing pretentioners,

this might help.

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/m4s05000401.htm

cheers nick.

Last edited by nicksaph; 18-11-2014 at 05:47 PM.