Hello all, can anyone help identify the trouble code, the air bag light is staying on , had a diagnostic at a none fiat garage and they tell me code 13 any help thanks and also i have the origanal radio installed but it's not working because the previous owner had a more upto date system and removed it prior to me buying the car so all i have is a bunch of wires taped up. thanks dave:bang:
Technical Marea 1.9 TD 1998 CODE13
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Marea 1.9 TD 1998 CODE13
in relation to airbag errors code 13 means f%ck all (its not even a airbag error but a engine management error!) ,you need to take it to a fiat garage.
Hope you didnt pay for that shoddy diagnostic... "yea mate its code 13" sounds like they knew nothing so hope you werent charged, get it down to fiat if you want to find out what the fault is, if not others have had airbag lights on for ages with no probs (obviously airbag might not work in an accident).
I had a lot of problems with an airbag warning light after accidentally fusing it while wiring in a reverse light for a trailer with the ignition on (the manual even says not to do this, as an airbag failure will occur).
All it needed was an airbag reset (so said the manual), but the Fiat Dealer numpty, after being told what I had done still insisted it had a pass airbag fault, even though I have no pass airbag. So they messed around with the wiring, and hey presto afterwards I had an intermitent pass airbag fault.
It was eventually solved (and has stayed solved for the last 3 years) when one dealer checked the pass side load resistor and changed it. The garage that actually fixed it refused to charge me until the problem remained solved for at least a month!!! excellent service from Stoneacre Fiat again!!!!
Get it checked at a Fiat dealer, but be aware of people saying you need a new airbag ECU (as I was often told). Get them to remove the ECU, and clean the contacts and refit it. Then get them to check all the connections, clean them and refit. It is most likely a dirty connection or a load resistor problem.
Actually if the last owner was messing around with the hifi, it is highly likely that they removed the glovebox to access the cabling, and they could have either disturbed the passenger airbag wiring (if it has one), or the load resistor that is used in case it does not have a passenger airbag. The failure code from a Fiat Tester shoudl confirm the area to check.
good luck...
All it needed was an airbag reset (so said the manual), but the Fiat Dealer numpty, after being told what I had done still insisted it had a pass airbag fault, even though I have no pass airbag. So they messed around with the wiring, and hey presto afterwards I had an intermitent pass airbag fault.
It was eventually solved (and has stayed solved for the last 3 years) when one dealer checked the pass side load resistor and changed it. The garage that actually fixed it refused to charge me until the problem remained solved for at least a month!!! excellent service from Stoneacre Fiat again!!!!
Get it checked at a Fiat dealer, but be aware of people saying you need a new airbag ECU (as I was often told). Get them to remove the ECU, and clean the contacts and refit it. Then get them to check all the connections, clean them and refit. It is most likely a dirty connection or a load resistor problem.
Actually if the last owner was messing around with the hifi, it is highly likely that they removed the glovebox to access the cabling, and they could have either disturbed the passenger airbag wiring (if it has one), or the load resistor that is used in case it does not have a passenger airbag. The failure code from a Fiat Tester shoudl confirm the area to check.
good luck...
I'm not sure if this will help you or not, but its a list of fault codes from the Draper website:
http://www.drapertools-online.com/products/manuals/79143ins.pdf
Note however that all are prefixed with P, so e.g. P0013 (which refers to an engine fault), although the manual states that the unit can read P, U and C codes (the latter two groups not being listed).
It may help you to ask the dealer that gave you the code if it has a letter prefix.
Also, Haynes do a manual with thousands of fault codes in it, although I don't have a copy.
http://www.drapertools-online.com/products/manuals/79143ins.pdf
Note however that all are prefixed with P, so e.g. P0013 (which refers to an engine fault), although the manual states that the unit can read P, U and C codes (the latter two groups not being listed).
It may help you to ask the dealer that gave you the code if it has a letter prefix.
Also, Haynes do a manual with thousands of fault codes in it, although I don't have a copy.
i doubt they made it as far as locating the correct connector for the airbag module, and even if they did i doubt they could communicate with it.
fiat dealers may be expensive, and they're really bad at diagnosing the airbag system, but you dont really have an alternative.
P0013 means the variable valve timing actuator on the exhaust cam is "open circuit". your car doesnt have a variator on the exhaust cam so that code isnt possible, nor does it have anything to do with the airbag system.
the U prefix is used for network fault codes, that means problems with the communication channels. U0013 is the code for Medium Speed CAN Communication Bus (+) low. as far as i know your airbag module doesnt use the CAN bus to communicate with the ecu, it is a completely seperate module, that is why it has a seperate connector and airbag fault codes can not be retrieved from mthe main ecu. so that code cant help with your airbag problem.
i dont have C0013 listed.
fiat dealers may be expensive, and they're really bad at diagnosing the airbag system, but you dont really have an alternative.
P0013 means the variable valve timing actuator on the exhaust cam is "open circuit". your car doesnt have a variator on the exhaust cam so that code isnt possible, nor does it have anything to do with the airbag system.
the U prefix is used for network fault codes, that means problems with the communication channels. U0013 is the code for Medium Speed CAN Communication Bus (+) low. as far as i know your airbag module doesnt use the CAN bus to communicate with the ecu, it is a completely seperate module, that is why it has a seperate connector and airbag fault codes can not be retrieved from mthe main ecu. so that code cant help with your airbag problem.
i dont have C0013 listed.
