I was using the Haynes Book to change the blower motor and it said to always disconnect the airbag before working around it. Well I disconnected it, and I still have not been able to get my AIR BAG light to turn off (almost a month now) I have done multiple searches and have used every procedure I could find on this forum, but it seems they either work for the 4th Gen's or the 02-03's but none work for the 2000-2001??????
I even went as far as to take off my center console, and disconnect the Air bag control unit overnight --> Still blinking.....
Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

Was the battery disconnected when you did all this?

 

It's here somewhere and it is a really odd process too, but it works. Had the same problem on my 2k.

I have it written down at home. I'll PM you tonite if no one posts a link or it cannot be found.

BTW turning the ignition key (not starting it either) with the airbag disconnected created the problem for me.

 

Linky to fix



http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....41#post2316341

 

yes it was, but I hooked it back up to test the Blower moter out, and when I did that the airbag was still unplugged.

So I guess that is when it happened to me, when I turned the key on to test the blower motor.

 

Damn link is dead

Here it is...

Here's the fix (you probably already found this).


Note: Timing is KEY, use a stopwatch if you have to.

1) Turn IGNITION on (but don't start car)
2) After the AIRBAG warning lamp lights for 7 seconds and then goes out, turn IGNITION off within 1 second.
3) Wait 4 seconds
4) Turn IGNITION on (but don't start car)
5) After the AIRBAG warning lamp lights for 7 seconds and then goes out, turn IGNITION off within 1 second.
6) Wait 4 seconds
7) Turn IGNITION on (but don't start car)
8) After the AIRBAG warning lamp lights for 7 seconds and then goes out, turn IGNITION off within 1 second.
9) Wait 4 seconds
10) Turn IGNITION on (but don't start car)
11) Wait 3 seconds
12) Turn IGNITION off
13) Wait 2 seconds
14) START Car
15) Turn IGNITION off
16) Wait 2 seconds
17) START Car

AIRBAG warning lamp should blink for 7 seconds and then go out and never come back on. If it does, then you have a problem.


Credit to Studman...

 

STUDMAN's SRS Airbag Light Reset Trick for 2000-2003 Nissan:

https://maxima.org/forums/off-topic/247172-who-grabbed-brazilian-marathoner-why.html
This link is not active anymore, it just takes me to the .Org homepage

 

yeah this is the reset procedure I used about 4 times, and also tried the door button thing like the 4th gens use a few times.

 

I turned the ignition on when I had my seats out cleaning up a coffee spill

Door button thingie won't work for a 2k+.

The procedure studman wrote up did the trick for me.

The timing is critical. I think it took me 3-4 tries to get it correct.

For me, using a stop watch made it much easier than just counting.

 

I think that proceed ure is just to change from diagnosis mode to user mode.
The door button trick worked for my 2000.
open drivers door
turn key to on
press and release door jam switch 7 times
turn ignition off for 30 sec
start engine.

This is the proceedure that worked for me on my 2000. good luck.
I couldn't find this info in the fsm. I talked to a tech at a used car dealer who printed it from Mitchell on Demand or something similar.

 

ok tried them both another couple times and no luck...

 

The fact that you connected the battery up while the airbag unit was removed probably caused all your problems.

Do know someone with one of those OBD II code readers? Some of them have the ability to clear codes.

 

I have a laptop one I ordered comming in today, I don't think they can clear the Air Bag codes though?

 

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to clear the code, providing the unit has the ability to clear codes. Some are just pure readers. I checked out the technician repair manual and this is what I got.

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From Diagnosis Mode To User Mode
After a malfunction is repaired, switch the ignition "OFF" for at least one second, then back "ON". Diagnosis mode is returned to user mode.
If switching Diagnosis mode to User mode is required while malfunction is being detected, by turning ignition switch as follows:
1) Turn ignition switch "ON"
2) After "AIR BAG" warning lamp lights for 7 seconds, turn ignition switch "OFF" within 1 second
3) Wait 3 more seconds
4) Repeat steps 1 to 3 twice (Perform 3 times in total).
5) Turn ignition switch "ON"
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So from what I'm gathering from all this is that if the air bag fault has really gone away, you shouldn't have to do much. Just the first procedure mentioned.

The manual goes onto talk about clearing the code. The code should be cleared by the first procedure unless the self diagnostic fails. This runs every time you switch on the car. You could legitimately have a problem with the air bag unit. Maybe you didn't reconnect it properly or it was damaged somehow. If you can't get the code to clear and your sure the thing is install correctly you should probably take the car to a stealership to get it looked at.

 

Subscribed, only so it's easy to find this when I get around to it.

 

if it was on before I could understand that maybe something went wrong, but I only unplugged the yellow plug and plugged it back in? I wonder if it's possible for some electrical charge to caused by plugging it back in to damage it? but you would think the airbag would go off if there was an erroneous electrical charge????

 

Yo that's not the correct fix. It's a weird process, but if I remember correctly, here's how it's done:

First of all, locate the door light sensor (when you close your driver's side door, a lever/button on your car gets pushed in and turns off the light inside your car. this button is on the car's frame where the door closes, not on the door itself.

so now that you have found the button, turn on the electronics in your car (don't start the engine.)

Now, immediately completely push in and completely release the door light sensor several times--your goal is 5 times within 5 seconds (but 10 times in 10 seconds shouldnt hurt) of starting your car. In other words, flash your dome light inside your car by using this button alot.

After youre done, turn off the car, wait about 10 seconds, and turn it back on, and the airbag light should be gone! Lemme know if you have any problems with this...

 

Man, I hope this works. I've tried that ignition on/off thing like 10 times with no luck .

 

Nice. I started a similar thread when I did my heated seats, but no one could help me. I have a 2000 I30.

^^^^^^^^ Doesn't work for me. Gotta try the other method still.

 

Tried it also, didn't work

 

Didn't work for me either.

 

getting close to taking the bulb out for the Air Bag light.........
(but it might be nice to know my air bags would go off if they were needed)

 

Yo! No need to take out the bulb. Just use a little bit of black paint.

Did you ever get and try your ODB reader?

 

hmm....worked for me like a month ago, but I don't remember what I did different. I could have sworn i did 10 times within the first 10 seconds (about 1 per second). It's always better to err on the slow side to ensure your pushing it in and releasing it all the way.

if that still don't work, one of your airbag connectors anywhere on the car might be loose (theyre always denoted by a yellow tab). each of your front car seats has em, and theres a bunch randomly in the dash...

Did this start after you unplugged something without unplugging the battery, or did it just start randomly?

 

How do you check if the airbag connectors are loose because for me it happened after I went over a bump.

 

Not yet, I am still waiting It has been 5 days so far with 2-3 day USPS Priority Mail....so now it will not be until Tuesday.

 

Where is that guy always running around telling people he's a Nissan tech????????? Can't think of his name. He's got a maroon 97 or 98 posts on here frequently I think.


If no one can help, I'm gonna contact the Infiniti dealer and see about getting mine reset. I'll post up the procedure if they let me know how it's done. Infiniti is supposed to have better service than Max's, so we'll see just how far they'll go to help here. We'll see.

 

Grrrrrrrr. 1st Infiniti dealer sounds like it has to be reset with some sort of computer, and they want to charge me $30-40. They couldn't even tell me if my airbag would be operational being that the light is flashing.

2nd dealer said that I'd have to drop the car off for them to check it out. lol. Guy didn't sound like he knew what to do or what was going on.

I have one small shop in my area that specializes in Nissan/Infiniti's, waiting for them to return my call.

 

I went to a Nissan dealer today and they told me that I'd have to leave the car overnight and it would cost me $94 just to check it out. Then it would cost me more after they found out the problem and fixed it. Does that sound right???

 

Can we assume that you checked the fuse?

 

Yeah my dealership wanted $99 just to check it out.

 

This is pretty sh*tty. I got another shop that'll fix it for $40 and they quoted 1/2 hour labor, sounds like this guy knows what needs to be done. Thing is I still need to pull my passenger and install the heating elements, which I was going to do once it starts to warm up.

No one could tell me if the airbag was still operational with the light flashing though.

 

I think you can pretty much assume the airbag is not going to function if the warning lamp is lit or flashing.

 

Both of them, or just the side airbags I disconnected, was more of my question. Guess I'll be forking over the $40.

 

Good question. I don't know the answer but I think the $40 is well spent. I mean, it is your safety .

 

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Yes it would be nice to know that my airbag will inflate once again....

 

Finally got the laptop OBDII reader, and the lovely piece of equipment cannot even clear my check engine light correctly, let alone clear the air bag light.........

 

That sucks. What's the make/model of the reader?