Hey guys,
The air bag light has just come on the dash and wont go out. Ive run VAG-Com and hasnt thrown any fault codes.
Any ideas what to check next?
@JOJO you still banging that drum? F1 is boring and havent watched it in ages.
Ive read its location is under the centre console were the gear stick is but all i can see is the normal ECU that i connect VAG_COM to?
am i looking in the wrong location? I just scanned normal Vag-Com to check for all codes not any specific module. Any ideas?
VCDS-Lite Version: Release 1.2
Wednesday, 09 July 2014, 14:42:26.
Control Module Part Number: 8L0 959 655 G
Component and/or Version: Airbag Front+Seite 1007
Software Coding: 01104
Work Shop Code: WSC 06435
VCID: 42F7C90B5D97
1 Fault Found:
65535 - Internal Control Module Memory Error
00-10 - - - Intermittent
The article is well worth a read as it's common issue across the golf platform which the A3 shares, so by the looks of things you need to have a look at the part no on the module to see if it is one those that is affected by scanning. My guess is the module is now dead.
It's boring for many reasons. Nothing to do with who's winning (nico still leader btw)
Not sure why you are hijacking this thread about F1 tho
Clearly the cheese fell off your cracker along time ago and your still miffed about it lol
The link you posted was about vw issues but I have a audi ha
Next!
Yeah I think it's dead too. Question is thought is it located in the same place the normal ecu connector is that I connect
vag com to and if so how do I get to it to locate the part number?
Lol, missed you big time mate! But you don't even enjoy the banter anymore, which is sad.
The link is relevant to your car as mentioned above Rep, take your rose tinted glasses off, I'm trying to help you!
I've done this job once on my A3. I'll throw pictures so you can see where it's at.
Here it's at (circled with red):
View attachment 36458
The yellow part is the connector of the loom of wires connecting to the airbag ecu.
And from another angle just to show you how far inside the dashboard it is:
View attachment 36459
I took out the lower part of the centre console (have to remove the armrest first), the centre console (with stereo, climate control and buttons etc.), the glovebox and the column under the steering wheel. The airbag ECU was attached to the transmission tunnel with 4 bolts (1 acting as grounding) which you could barely reach with your hands and a small ratchet (or whatever you call it). Hope this helps!