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I have a 2013 Fiat Ducato PVC & the airbag warning light has started coming on. It started as an intermittent thing – coming on when the key was first turned (as it should), but then taking a while to go off. Turning off & turning on again usually cured it.
But gradually it got so it wouldn’t go out & it also started producing a warning beep. Now it’s on all the time.
That pattern suggests to me a sensor problem rather than a genuine fault with either the airbag or the seat belt pre-tensioner. Anyone got any thoughts on this one?
The message says refer to handbook & the handbook says refer to your Fiat Dealer. Before I head off to my local dealer clutching an open chequebook, is there any more information I can glean? Would these faults show up on an OBD2 reader & would it tell me anything more than I already know?
It’s particularly unfortunate timing because the first MOT is due & so is the tax, so I may need to fix it in a hurry. Does anyone know if the airbag warning light on is an MOT failure? Sounds like it ought to be, but I’m sometimes surprised by what isn’t included.
But gradually it got so it wouldn’t go out & it also started producing a warning beep. Now it’s on all the time.
That pattern suggests to me a sensor problem rather than a genuine fault with either the airbag or the seat belt pre-tensioner. Anyone got any thoughts on this one?
The message says refer to handbook & the handbook says refer to your Fiat Dealer. Before I head off to my local dealer clutching an open chequebook, is there any more information I can glean? Would these faults show up on an OBD2 reader & would it tell me anything more than I already know?
It’s particularly unfortunate timing because the first MOT is due & so is the tax, so I may need to fix it in a hurry. Does anyone know if the airbag warning light on is an MOT failure? Sounds like it ought to be, but I’m sometimes surprised by what isn’t included.