My airbag light on my dash is blinking and it should be off. I removed my glove box a couple weeks ago and I disconnected the yellow electrical connectors. I put the connectors back together and the light is still on. Does anyone know how to reset the light? The owner's manual says to take the car to a dealership.
I recall if you're going to do anything with the air bag system you need to disconnect the battery first. I do not believe there is a reset that can be done with out a consult II...
My airbag light on my dash is blinking and it should be off. I removed my glove box a couple weeks ago and I disconnected the yellow electrical connectors. I put the connectors back together and the light is still on. Does anyone know how to reset the light? The owner's manual says to take the car to a dealership.
I feel your pain brother. My airbag light has been blinking for 2 months now. Quite annoying. I read the following link which seems to have some answers, but I've been too lazy to try it.
I just went through this last week. To go into diagnostics mode, follow these steps:
Turn the ignition key on for seven seconds (the length of time the airbag light stays solidly on).
Turn the ignition off within 1 second.
Wait at least three seconds to turn ignition back on.
Repeat these steps two more times (three total).
The system will start a series of airbag light flashes to indicate what the problem is and most likely this will be as far as you'll get with an FSM, but without a Consult. IF the light was brough up by a glitch, as it did with mine, this may clear the light.
I know this is a stretch, but a non-Nissan friend had this happen to him and it was a bad voltage regulator/alternator that was messing with the SRS module. I'll be keeping an eye on both my battery and alternator since they are both original.
Just curious, how old/how many miles on your cars? 6.5 years/104K miles on mine.
I just went through this last week. To go into diagnostics mode, follow these steps:
Turn the ignition key on for seven seconds (the length of time the airbag light stays solidly on).
Turn the ignition off within 1 second.
Wait at least three seconds to turn ignition back on.
Repeat these steps two more times (three total).
The system will start a series of airbag light flashes to indicate what the problem is and most likely this will be as far as you'll get with an FSM, but without a Consult. IF the light was brough up by a glitch, as it did with mine, this may clear the light.
I know this is a stretch, but a non-Nissan friend had this happen to him and it was a bad voltage regulator/alternator that was messing with the SRS module. I'll be keeping an eye on both my battery and alternator since they are both original.
Just curious, how old/how many miles on your cars? 6.5 years/104K miles on mine.
I recall this only worked for the 5.5 gen - will depend which model year the OP has.
I'm not sure if anyone can answer the questions I have but here we go.
Background
I've installed 2003 I35 seats in my 2000 Maxima SE. Originally the car was equipped with seat air bags. The seats I put in the car have seat airbags. I drove the car once without the passenger side seat which tripped the air bag light, I'm guessing, because one of the air bags was disconnected. Since I've installed the new seats completely the air bag light has continued to flash every .5 seconds continuously. I've attempted to put the car in diagnostic mode by doing the turn ignition on, wait seven seconds, turn off within one second, wait three seconds and repeat two more times and then turn on ignition procedure. Each time the light just continues to flash as before. I've tried several variations of the procedure and each has failed to change the continuous flashing of the light.
Questions
When you perform the turn on turn off procedure do you ever turn the car on? I've seen one procedure where it says to start the car up the FSM just says "turn ignition on".
Do you turn the key to the lock position or ACC position when performing procedure?
Is a continuous flashing light indicating another problem. The FSM doesn't specify. Its says go back to the turn on turn off procedure (section RS-41). I've also reinstalled the old air bags without any change either.
I was wondering if there was a compatibility issue. There doesn't appear to be one.
Can anyone help provide some direction? Thanks much!
1. No.
2. Turning the key back to ACC is fine.
3. IRC, a continuous 0.5 sec flash means either you have not turned on the diagnotic mode OR once on diagnostic mode, an earlier recorded problem is still in the system but you need the Consult to figure it out.
4. I doubt there's a compatibility issue.
1. No.
2. Turning the key back to ACC is fine.
3. IRC, a continuous 0.5 sec flash means either you have not turned on the diagnotic mode OR once on diagnostic mode, an earlier recorded problem is still in the system but you need the Consult to figure it out.
4. I doubt there's a compatibility issue.
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Originally Posted by nsrider
check your connections,
check your fuses,
try reset procedures using a stop watch.
on alot of these procedures, timing is crucial.
If all above fails, you'll to bring it in to the dealership for a diagnostic.
I finally got my air bag light in my 2000 Maxima to shut off. As I had posted previously I tried the turn the ignition on for seven seconds shut off for 4 seconds procedure without success.
This procedure below did work.
How to reset SRS(air bag) light:
Open the driver's door. Note the rubber covered button located low on the B pillar, a button which is pressed by the door when the door is closed. This is the Driver's Door Switch (DDS).
Turn the ignition from OFF to ON. Press the DDS at least 5 times within 7 seconds after turning the ignition switch ON. Turn the ignition OFF. Close the driver's door. Start the engine.
If the airbag warning lamp is still on (or still flashing), there is a fault in the Supplemental Restraint System which must be diagnosed and repaired. This is a job for your local friendly Nissan dealer.
I know I read this one on this site before but for some reason didn't try it. Well, tonight I was on another site came across it and gave it a try and it worked.
After performing the procedure the light flashed for three seconds on and two seconds off repeatedly. This indicates that the system is functioning properly. I shut the car off and turned it on again and the light shut off after seven seconds. Hooray!
If you reset the light and there is still a problem, does it come back on? I dont want to reset the light if there truly is a seat belt/airbag danger. Thanks
The only way to reset it is if there is no problem. Nissan and just about all manufacturers have it flash to indicate any problem with the system. The length of the off and on sequences indicates what the specific problem is.
I got the light to go off but I never saw any flashing sequences come on. Is it the 4th time you actually turn it on that the diagnosis comes up? Or does it just not come up if there are no errors?
I think my light came on because I was digging around under the seats for some stuff. Nothing on the car was worked on or changed. Thanks guys
I got the system ok flashing sequence when I performed the procedure in post #16 of this thread. I don't know if you get it with the turn on turn off procedure.
I changed the in-cabin air filter on my '01 Maxima this weekend and unplugged the yellow connector (Air Bag) behind the GloveBox. Afterwards the air bag light started to flash non-stop. The steps noted in this thread where you turn the ignition key on for several seconds followed by turning the ignition off within 1 second etc worked. That saved me taking my car to the dealer and paying $105.
Great post. I had my car in storage for the past 5 years and last winter when I took it out I moved the seat all the way back to put the floor mats in and when I brought the seat forward again the wires under the drivers seat got caught on the stiff flap of carpet. I imagine it was stiff because it was 15 deg F that day. So that tripped the srs and I have been driving around with that annoying blinking for awhile although I had put a peace of black electrical tape over the blinking light you could still see it from the sides.
I followed the instructions posted here and it worked like a charm.
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