bwarb · Sep 21, 2008

Set off on a drive from Slough back to sunny Dorset this pm in my '99 DSE, hadn't driven more than 200 yards when the SRS light came on and the "Airbag Fault" message was displayed. Pulled over, turned the ignition off and then restarted, everything seemed fine for the next 100 miles and then it all happened again. This time turning the ignition off isn't clearing it.

Would be grateful for any ideas on what I need to do to sort this out...

Thanks in advance, Brian

squizzel · Sep 21, 2008

If your car has air bags in the side of the seats then the connectors for these located under the seats are a known problem, for some reason they move just seperate them and press them back together again usually does the trick. Otherwise the other problem area is the connector ring (i don`t know the proper name for it) on the steering wheel wears and causes the steering wheel air bag to show a fault. You could do with having the computer read to see which air bag is causing the fault.
Hope this helps
Mark

bwarb · Sep 22, 2008

squizzel said:
If your car has air bags in the side of the seats then the connectors for these located under the seats are a known problem, for some reason they move just seperate them and press them back together again usually does the trick. Otherwise the other problem area is the connector ring (i don`t know the proper name for it) on the steering wheel wears and causes the steering wheel air bag to show a fault.Mark

Thanks for your help, how would I get to the connectors under the front seat, is there an access hatch or something ?

squizzel said:
You could do with having the computer read to see which air bag is causing the fault.
Hope this helps, Mark

I have a computer and I have an OBD-II lead, what software would I need ?

Is the warning message an MOT fail point ?

Nige Cowie · Sep 22, 2008

Hi Brian,
You will need Range Rover specific software, T4 or WDS to access SRS system.
The light is a failure for MoT test.

Nige

eightinavee · Sep 22, 2008

As Squizzel says the side bag connectors are the most likely cause of this,if you motor the base of the seat fully upwards and look under the front of the seat you will see a yellow connector clipped to the bottom of the seat.With the ignition off unplug and reconnect each one 4 or 5 times,this "scratches" the surface of the connectors,making a better contact.The fault will still be logged in the ecu but the system should self test then put the light out.
Other than that you need a Testbook session,but dont panic as its not an MOT requirement.Plus the system will still retain any functionality it can if an "event" occurs.

bwarb · Sep 22, 2008

eightinavee said:
if you motor the base of the seat fully upwards and look under the front of the seat you will see a yellow connector clipped to the bottom of the seat.With the ignition off unplug and reconnect each one 4 or 5 times,this "scratches" the surface of the connectors,making a better contact.

OK, as I'm a "typical" large RR driver I started with the drivers seat figuring that my excessive weight may have contributed. I drive with the seat right down and back, and found that the yellow connector was really tightly sandwiched/crushed between the plate it was mounted on and another metal bar. I did what you suggested regarding plugging/unplugging and also relocated the connector. The fault didn't come up when I next turned the ignition on but I still need to see if it survives the test of time

Thanks for your help!

vmaxer · Sep 2, 2009

mines had srs light for 12 month and passed mot with it.

crazyjase · Sep 2, 2009

The two yellow sensors behind the headlamps on mine were fine when they were under water but about a day later while driving along and they gotwarm, the steam made them play up, try taking them off, wd40/silicone spray inside, then Vaseline round the seal when you plug them back on, that'd worked for me

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