Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Boxster General Discussions

Post Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-23-2016, 08:19 AM   #1
Registered User
 
schnellman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Ohio
Posts: 868
Air Bag Ligh

Over the past 8 years my passenger airbag light has come on four times. The first three times I changed the seat belt buckle and the light stayed out for about a year. My Indy tells me I need to go to the Porsche Stealership and have some sensor changed and something else reprogrammed. Before I spend a stack of money to keep a meaningless light off, has anyone here had a similar experience and/or a way to make this light stay off without going to the Stealership?

schnellman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2016, 12:54 PM   #2
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: It's a kind of magic.....
Posts: 6,261
Seat belt buckle related air bag lights are common on these cars. If cleaning the buckle contacts does not help, you will need replacement buckles.
__________________
Anything really new is invented only in one’s youth. Later, one becomes more experienced, more famous – and more stupid.” - Albert Einstein
JFP in PA is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2016, 01:55 PM   #3
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Sanford NC
Posts: 2,533
The light can also be because of a grounding straps issue. I replaced both buckle ends before a TSB for the grounding straps fixed my issue for years. More info here.
mikefocke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2016, 02:26 PM   #4
Registered User
 
BirdDog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 419
My car has set an airbag light twice upon re-connection after I have disconnected the battery to perform other maintenance. I used my Durametric cable to clear it. Once cleared, it has stayed off (until I've disconnected the battery again).

__________________
2001 Boxster S - Speed Yellow, Black Leather, Tiptronic, Jake Raby rebuilt 3.2 with IMS Solution

Last edited by BirdDog; 12-23-2016 at 02:28 PM.
BirdDog is offline   Reply With Quote
Post Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:24 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page