Technical Airbag warning

[Pipa92]

Hi guys

Fiat Panda 2004 1.2 Duologic.

So I have this “Airbag Failiure. Turn off engine” warning flashing during the entirety of my drive.

The car is in perfect condition. Was always in the garage and believe it or not has just over 30.000km! (Its our 3rd car so we dont use it a lot)

How does one turn this warning off?
Thanks

 

[koalar]

you need to read the code in the airbag module

a broken wire behind the glovebox is fairly common but without reading the code you are shooting in the dark


do you have multiecuscan or similar, WoW and Delphi also work probably many more

 

[Pipa92]

Hi and thank you for your reply. I dont have any scan tool.
I did take it to Fiat last year for some other fixing. And I mentioned this. They “rectified it”….few month and thousand km later…it came back haha.

I was hoping its just some dumb glitch that can be solved by idk…turning the key somehow…or reseting the board computer

 

[Pipa92]

I forgot to mention, if I use the key to toggle passenger airbag on and off and then on again. It will remove the warning for next 5 drives or so. But it will eventually come back.
If this means anything

 

[koalar]

without reading the code its going to be very difficult
if you switch the passenger airbag off in the glovebox do you still get the same error light.

 

[koalar]

yep just change the switch.

punto ones also fit

the barrels swap over so you can use the same key. Bit fiddly if I remember correctly

dont take the glovebox out. Slide a credit card behind the switch and it just pulls out. There isn't. enough room to slide the glovebox out with the switch in place

be careful not to damage the connector

2 minute job if you dont change the barrel over

5580C26 LOCK BARREL KEY/SWITCH FOR DEACTIVATING PASSENGER 'AIR BAG - R.R. - Fiat - PANDA - eLearn - 4CarData

 

[Pipa92]

I will pass this on to my mechanic.
Sounds like a pretty inexpensive job
Thanks a bunch

 

[Pipa92]

without reading the code its going to be very difficult
if you switch the passenger airbag off in the glovebox do you still get the same error light.

Yes it disappears for some time. And then after 5th start/day or so…it comes back