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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: gazjeep on July 01, 2014, 08:29:41 AM

Title: Airbag light
Post by: gazjeep on July 01, 2014, 08:29:41 AM

Air bag light coming on most of the time now, occasionally goes out on the TJ.

No other gauges are effected.

Am I right in thinking its a case of having the dash clocks out & clean all contacts etc ?

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: ivanidea on July 01, 2014, 08:43:55 AM

Or it is the clock spring (steering wheel part) on it's way out.


I've heard it can be replaced with an XJ one, although I've not confirmed it.  Suspect I may have to replace mine sooner rather than later as well.

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: gazjeep on July 01, 2014, 08:59:34 AM

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Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: Mike2909 on July 01, 2014, 04:20:10 PM

I had the same happening with the air bag light, but I was told if it's the clock spring the horn also stops working. Mine did stop working and airbag light stayed on. Replacement clock spring fixed it

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: gazjeep on July 01, 2014, 05:03:13 PM

Ah yes I forgot the horn trick, time to test that option first ..... well remembered mate.

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: Jonny Jeep on July 01, 2014, 05:38:28 PM

The horn is on a separate circuit within the clockspring. Horn or airbag circuit can fail and still leave the other circuit working. If the airbag light is on I'd say there's a greater than 99% chance the clockspring is bad.

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: Dave69 on July 01, 2014, 06:20:51 PM

just remember to disconnect the battery before removing the connection to the air bag. static discharge WILL set off an air bag

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: gazjeep on July 01, 2014, 06:46:25 PM

Yes Kev, remember to disconnect the battery  :hysterical:

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: georgen on July 01, 2014, 07:19:07 PM

Quote from: gazjeep on July 01, 2014, 06:46:25 PM

Yes Kev, remember to disconnect the battery  :hysterical:

This story sounds interesting, Share please  :97:

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: Jonny Jeep on July 01, 2014, 09:23:08 PM

Disconnect battery and wait two minutes before proceeding is the official line.

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: Dave69 on July 02, 2014, 12:50:56 PM

Used to leave it longer than 2 minutes to allow for full disharge. Maybe things have changed slightly over the years

Title: Re: Airbag light
Post by: gazjeep on July 02, 2014, 07:17:47 PM

Quote from: georgen on July 01, 2014, 07:19:07 PM

Quote from: gazjeep on July 01, 2014, 06:46:25 PM

Yes Kev, remember to disconnect the battery  :hysterical:

This story sounds interesting, Share please  :97:

Nah, no incident to tell of, just that basically Kev would be buggering about with it not me  :003: