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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: amba on 26 July 2009, 21:43:59

Title: Air bag warning
Post by: amba on 26 July 2009, 21:43:59

My steering wheel is not dead straight and this has bugged me for ages.If I remove the steering wheel and disconect the air bag will I then need it reset with a tech 2.../ or is there a clever trick by disconnecting the battery for a few hours first and then putting it back together when all reconnected.

Title: Re: Air bag warning
Post by: Andy B on 26 July 2009, 21:53:31

Just don't turn the ignition on with the air bag disconnected.

Title: Re: Air bag warning
Post by: amba on 26 July 2009, 21:56:48

So if I disconnect the battery for a few hours..then remove steering wheel and reposition and fit all connections back..then reconnect battery,and only then turn on ignition I will NOT require the air bag light resetting?

Title: Re: Air bag warning
Post by: Andy B on 26 July 2009, 21:59:11

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So if I disconnect the battery for a few hours..then remove steering wheel and reposition and fit all connections back..then reconnect battery,and only then turn on ignition I will NOT require the air bag light resetting?

Correct! but you don't need to leave it hours before you start work .... 10 - 15 mins I think.
Thing is though, why isn't your wheel straight? It could be a part of the steering that's bent and is causing your wheel not to be in the sttraight head position.

Title: Re: Air bag warning
Post by: Entwood on 26 July 2009, 21:59:19

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So if I disconnect the battery for a few hours..then remove steering wheel and reposition and fit all connections back..then reconnect battery,and only then turn on ignition I will NOT require the air bag light resetting?

In theory .....   ;)

Please note .. all advice given is advisory and is listened to at the risk of it not working................    ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Air bag warning
Post by: amba on 26 July 2009, 22:05:08

Mechanic removed steering wheel few years ago as I had a nasty grating from steering coloumn..this was replaced but he didn,t get the wheel back on dead straight..has been like it few long time now,but it bugs me and I have some spare days in the next few weeks so will correct it..just wanted to be sure wasn,t creating extra work and expense with air bag light

Title: Re: Air bag warning
Post by: Andy B on 26 July 2009, 22:08:58

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Mechanic removed steering wheel few years ago .....this was replaced but he didn,t get the wheel back on dead straight.. ......

I keep saying I'll straighten my Astra's wheel - similar reason - but that's as far as I get!  ;D  ;D
Disconnect your battery & go & have a brew/ciggy, you'll be fine!  :y