Airbag light came on - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Franco · 11-19-2006, 06:10 PM

Hi guys, did anybody have the air bag light go on and know what the problem is or how to make it turn off.
Any info on this problem would be appreciated. Thanks

RandallNeighbour · 11-19-2006, 06:17 PM

it is probably one of your seatbelt receptacles. It's common for the filament inside them to go out and set off an airbag light.

Replacing them isn't expensive if you do it yourself. Disconnect battery, wait five minutes. Remove four bolts on the seat, unlatch the wiring harness, and remove and replace the receptacle.

Happens all the time on Boxsters and 996's. Crappy manufacturing.

Franco · 11-19-2006, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

it is probably one of your seatbelt receptacles. It's common for the filament inside them to go out and set off an airbag light.

Replacing them isn't expensive if you do it yourself. Disconnect battery, wait five minutes. Remove four bolts on the seat, unlatch the wiring harness, and remove and replace the receptacle.

Happens all the time on Boxsters and 996's. Crappy manufacturing.

Thanks, does the light turn off if i disconnect the wiring harness or must i replace the receptacles on both seats first for it to turn off, just wondering.

Ray · 11-20-2006, 12:18 PM

I believe you will need the fault light turned off by a) yourself; need Porsche code reader/setter http://www.durametric.com/buy.php OR b) Pay your dealer a couple hundred clams. I have not witnessed a light to go off by itself (yet).

Sammy · 11-20-2006, 12:40 PM

Can't resist...

Back your car away from what you just hit and have a tow truck take the car to the dealer for repairs.

Franco · 11-20-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sammy

Can't resist...

Back your car away from what you just hit and have a tow truck take the car to the dealer for repairs.

Hi Sam u must be a genius why didn't i think of that!

Franco · 11-20-2006, 02:11 PM

Oops Couldn't Resist

Sammy · 11-21-2006, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Franco

Hi Sam u must be a genius why didn't i think of that!

Well... I don't like to brag but I did win an award for some coloring I did in Kindergarten...

rpmgroup · 11-23-2006, 05:57 AM

second the durametric for reseting the lite and what codes were stored.

RandallNeighbour · 11-23-2006, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Sammy

Well... I don't like to brag but I did win an award for some coloring I did in Kindergarten...

And you slept at a holiday inn last night too!

11-23-2006, 08:02 AM

All I know is that if you DONT have an airbag light on, and you you disconnect the seat harness, thats nish nish, as long as you never put the key into the ignition everything will be auk ya. (sorry, had to throw some borat in)