Vw touran airbag light on. Plugged car in with vcds and it spit out fault code 01218 and 01228 01218 is supposedly a easy fix with some connector might getting loose, and 01228 is the cut off switch for the passanger airbag, what can be wrong with a switch? I mean either it's on (shorted) or off (no connection)
Vw tdi airbag light (no mot because of this in Norway)
- Thread starter erykkuld
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No one answered, but problem has been resolved by the looks of it. In my case the connector under passenger seat made both of those fault codes spit out. If anyone ever has a problem with airbag lights in a 2008 touran this might be your problem.
What i did was check vcds for fault codes, airbag lights persisted, turned airbag off with switch in glovebox, cleared fault codes and they dissapeared. Turned airbag switch on again they they came back, unscrewed 4 m10 bolts for passenger seat, lifted seat carefully, unplugged and squirted contact cleaner (isopropal alcohol) into both ends female and male, plugged back in and fault codes were gone.
What i did was check vcds for fault codes, airbag lights persisted, turned airbag off with switch in glovebox, cleared fault codes and they dissapeared. Turned airbag switch on again they they came back, unscrewed 4 m10 bolts for passenger seat, lifted seat carefully, unplugged and squirted contact cleaner (isopropal alcohol) into both ends female and male, plugged back in and fault codes were gone.
STDOUBT
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Wow! You had the battery disconnected for your operation I assume?
Good job on fixing it!
Good job on fixing it!