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YOUR RESEARCHHelp! Airbag light on after fixing window.

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Check their site

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Just checked their site, that looks like a newer feature that wasn't there when I got mine.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.
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Check connection and it looks good; any help is appreciated

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I check connection and it looks good; any help is appreciated.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.
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Leading evidence: 'Check their site' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check connection and it looks good; any help is appreciated' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Disconnect battery

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Suggestion · Original poster

I did disconnect battery before removing airbag.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Suggestion

I did disconnect the battery for 15 minutes prior to starting work.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

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Then I disconnected the battery for 15 minutes again, and then torqued the bolt and installed the airbag.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Disconnect battery prior

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I got an airbag light after switching between OEM seats, even though I disconnected the battery prior to tarting the work.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Install airbag

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Then I disconnected the battery for 15 minutes again, and then torqued the bolt and installed the airbag.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Replace 997

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I just swapped a 997.1 MFC wheel for an XPA Sport wheel, which went OK except that now I've got an airbag light!

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.
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Check connection and it looks good; any help is appreciated

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Suggestion · Original poster

I check connection and it looks good; any help is appreciated.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Check steering wheel alignment

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In my case the cause was running the car without an airbag, while checking the steering wheel alignment.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Check their site

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed

Just checked their site, that looks like a newer feature that wasn't there when I got mine.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Disconnect battery

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Suggestion · Original poster

I did disconnect battery before removing airbag.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Suggestion

I did disconnect the battery for 15 minutes prior to starting work.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed

Then I disconnected the battery for 15 minutes again, and then torqued the bolt and installed the airbag.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Disconnect battery prior

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed

I got an airbag light after switching between OEM seats, even though I disconnected the battery prior to tarting the work.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Install airbag

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed

Then I disconnected the battery for 15 minutes again, and then torqued the bolt and installed the airbag.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Replace 997

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed

I just swapped a 997.1 MFC wheel for an XPA Sport wheel, which went OK except that now I've got an airbag light!

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Reset airbag light

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Suggestion

I am not sure Durametric will be able to reset the airbag light.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Reset idiot light

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I know a dealer/shop could reset the idiot light, but the Durametric seems like a very useful thing to have.

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.

Reset with piwis at the dealer

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I am hosed and have to get the light reset with PIWIS at the dealer?

Help! Airbag light on after fixing window.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hello group, I'm in need of some help. My window on my 996 was not working because cable had snapped. I had to remove air bag and door panel to be able to replace it. I did disconnect battery before removing airbag. Now I'm getting airbag failure and airbag light. I check connection and it looks good; any help is appreciated. Thanks!

POST 2Original post

Hi All, I just swapped a 997.1 MFC wheel for an XPA Sport wheel, which went OK except that now I've got an airbag light! I also had to swap the airbag for the round sport version which I bought new from Suncoast. I'm wondering if the issue is that I re-used the harness and control unit from the MFC wheel? I just left the MFC connectors unhooked, obviously, and taped them out of the way. AFAIK I connected the airbag properly and those connectors appear identical on the triangle airbag and round airbag. I did disconnect the battery for 15 minutes prior to starting work. Any ideas? Thanks!

POST 3Original post

I know every time my 996 went dead I had to clear it with a Durametric scan tool for the Airbag , the other lights would go away

POST 4Original post

Oh, I just realized another point -- to make sure I had the wheel on straight, I drove around the block with no airbag. That obviously caused an airbag light. Then I disconnected the battery for 15 minutes again, and then torqued the bolt and installed the airbag. I "***-umed" the light would clear once it detected the airbag was OK again. I am hosed and have to get the light reset with PIWIS at the dealer?

POST 5Original post

Quotes source post: 4176662

Quote: Wrong assumption!

POST 6Original post

Quotes source post: 4176734

Quote: Yup, Durametric is now on order... I know a dealer/shop could reset the idiot light, but the Durametric seems like a very useful thing to have. Thanks,

POST 7Original post

Get someone w. Durametric or PIWIS to reset it for you. I got an airbag light after switching between OEM seats, even though I disconnected the battery prior to tarting the work. PIWIS reset it. The new airbag modules seem very temperamental.

POST 8Original post

So can this be done without the error if you follow the procedure correctly?

POST 9Original post

Quotes source post: 4177273

Quote: Most people do not get the light but I read posts from a few people who did. In my case the cause was running the car without an airbag, while checking the steering wheel alignment.

POST 10Original post

I am not sure Durametric will be able to reset the airbag light. When mine got triggered, because seat swap, the only way for it to be reset was with the PIWIS at the dealer so I paid the Porsche tax on top of stupid tax. That was an expensive day..............

POST 11Original post

Quotes source post: 4177766

The Durametric web site states it'll handle it. I'll find out in a couple of days! Quote:

POST 13Original post

Durametric will shut it off. I had it when I swapped to my new DCT wheel and luckily I had the cable from my softronic tune to shut it off. Very useful tool if you are going to be working on your own car.

POST 14Original post

that's good to know... old school on obd1 and obd2 cars we would take the two wires. Put on in the AB pin and 1 in the TC pin at the obdi= connector and alternate them to ground and that would remove the abs lights in all jap cars.

POST 15Original post

Just checked their site, that looks like a newer feature that wasn't there when I got mine. I have the enthusiast version not the professional. I think it's time I upgraded.

POST 16Original post

Durametric did clear the airbag faults. Now I need to explore what else it can do. I got the Pro version so it has the coding capabilities. I'll take the car to work tomorrow and no doubt will love the new steering wheel. Then the car will head to GMG soon for some mods, followed by a full detail. Woohoo!

POST 17Original post

FWIW I just coded the seat belt warning off (yes I always wear one, don't need the obnoxious chiming) and the auto-open/close windows with remote option. I haven't found anything else worth fiddling with in the coding as there is no documentation and still surprisingly little info posted on the web about these features.

POST 18Original post

Glad it cleared the fault. Be sure to 'find' the +50hp feature on that system too.

POST 19Original post

Quotes source post: 4181617

Quote: Is there an option in coding to beep the horn with lock/unlock along with light flash?

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