Technical Help me understanding my car dashboard warning light (front airbag)

[jomilan2]

I have got a Fiat 500 from 2009. Does my front passenger airbag work correctly?

The manual says: "With front passenger’s airbag on, turning the ignition key to MAR, warning light comes on steadily for about 4 seconds, it flashes for other 4 seconds and then it shall go of."

In my case the warning comes on steadily for about 4 seconds, when turning the ignition key to MAR. But it DOES NOT flash for other 4 seconds. I just goes of. And it remains off during driving. This is not what the manual says. I am now unsure if my passenger airbag works fine?

 

[John202020]

Sounds correct flashing warning lights tend to indicate a fault, yours sounds perfectly normal lights out mean all good.

 

[typecastboy]

It shouldn’t flash. It should just go off.

 

[Texas149]

Flashing Airbag lights are normally indicative of a fault, and this is interpreted into an error code ie four flashes and then a pause followed by four flashes would mean an SRS error code of 44. If your light comes on at ignition on for a few seconds and then stays off all is ok.

He's right gents!, it does say it should flash but ours does not and alls well! I think it may be a typo and it flashes 4 times when you have manually turned off the front passenger airbag but very confusing manual!!!


Paul m.

 

[jackwhoo]

I have got a Fiat 500 from 2009. Does my front passenger airbag work correctly?

The manual says: "With front passenger’s airbag on, turning the ignition key to MAR, warning light comes on steadily for about 4 seconds, it flashes for other 4 seconds and then it shall go of."

In my case the warning comes on steadily for about 4 seconds, when turning the ignition key to MAR. But it DOES NOT flash for other 4 seconds. I just goes of. And it remains off during driving. This is not what the manual says. I am now unsure if my passenger airbag works fine?

My understanding of what should happen is the same as Texas post.

If you the driver have deactivated the passenger air bag ,becase uou are carrying a baby seat,you get the on then flashing light then off .
If airbag not deactivated then light comes on then goes off.