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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Jan Suhr on 16 March 2026, 21:17:25

Title: Airbag light on after seat change
Post by: Jan Suhr on 16 March 2026, 21:17:25

I put in a pair of Sport front seats in  my 2002 Omega for more comfort.

When starting up after the change the Airbag light is on.

I saw when I did a Google search that the Airbags can be connected with the VIN and they need to match. Is that true for Omega's.

I didn't disconnect the battery when I did the change and I now realize that I should.

Will it reset itself if I disconnect the battery for 30 minutes?

Title: Re: Airbag light on after seat change
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 17 March 2026, 00:12:19

Nothing to lose from trying  :-\

Title: Re: Airbag light on after seat change
Post by: Jan Suhr on 17 March 2026, 12:11:19

Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 17 March 2026, 00:12:19

Nothing to lose from trying  :-\

Well disconnecting the battery didn't help. Light is still on.

I think I need a Tech-2

Title: Re: Airbag light on after seat change
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 17 March 2026, 13:55:35

I would imagine that they're cheap enough and easy enough to get hold of to justify the purchase cost now :-\

Title: Re: Airbag light on after seat change
Post by: RallyArde on 17 March 2026, 17:07:46

I got airbag light on with my V6, there was a malfucntion code in the error memory, but managed to clear it away with OP COM. Software can be found free and the cable cost about 20 euros.

Title: Re: Airbag light on after seat change
Post by: TheBoy on 21 March 2026, 17:27:16

Right. Disconnecting the battery will do nothing to help.

Are they the right era seats for your car - eras being PFL, MFL and FL.  Seats are totally interchangeable between eras - see Info/Mtce sections of this site.

Lastly, if they are the right seats, was the ignition turned on whilst the airbags were unplugged? If so, the codes will need clearing from the SRS ECU and all should be good.  If light comes back on, then the SRS codes will need to be read to diagnose a genuine fault you have....


No silly VIN programming or any such tosh.