air bag light 1990 Miata
Mac
on off on off. also the wipers were acting sort of flaky at the same
time. any ideas?? 1990 Miata.
Brian Minto
reveal a coded fault message but it usually stems from low battery rather
than actually faulty airbag.
Brian Minto
"Mac" <modm...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Mac
turn over tonight and appears to be the igition switch. figure maybe
it was not making contact and the air bag ckt was reseting.
thanks.
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:39:46 -0700, "Brian Minto" <min...@shaw.ca>
wrote:
Christopher Muto
from reading many posting at miata.net, my understanding is that a
blinking air bag light can be due to a faulty ignition switch. the
solution suggested over there is to exercise the ignition switch with
the key by moving it back and forth several times. that might be all it
needs to clean out some dirt clogging a contact. but a bad ignition
switch is also a pretty common issue for those that used heavy key
chains in the miata. there are also issues with the capacitors in the
air bag control module that means replacing the module (unless you have
some well honed soldering skills and want to get inside the module
itself), and there is some talk about failed fuses inside of the air bag
module itself that is not user replaceable.
but enough hearsay... this is what rod's manual says:
"Turn the ignition swith to ON and observe the airbag warning light in
the instrument panel.
Airbag Warning Light Does Not Illuminate
Check the METER and the ENGINE fuses in Fuse Block 1 (depending on the
market they will be rated at 10 or 15 amps). Replace any burned fuses
with new fuses of the correct rating. If the new fuses blow, check the
appropiate wiring harness for damage, open or short circuits and oir
connections.
Airbag Warning Light Stays On
This indicates a problem with the SAS unit or its wiring harness
connector. Check the connection; If the fault remains, consult your
Mazda dealer as quickly as possible.
Airbag Warning Light Flashes
A sequence of 3 short flashes repeating: code 3. This code indicates a
problem with the battery (low voltage), faulty wiring between battery,
ENGINE fuse and SAS unit or/and faulty wiring between battery, METER
fuse and SAS unit. Check wiring and connectors. If the fault remains,
consult your Mazda dealer as quickly as possible.
A sequence of 6 short flashes repeating: code 6. This code indicates a
fault in the clockspring or/and a fault in the wiring between the
clockspring and the SAS unit. Check that the clockspring is correctly
adjusted and that all relevant connectors are securely connected. If
the fault remains, consult your Mazda dealer as quickly as possible.
A sequence of 7 short flashes repeating: code 7. Indicates a fault in
the wiring between the SAS unit and the passenger side air bag. Check
that all relevant connectors are securely connected. If the fault
remains, consult your Mazda dealer as quickly as possible.
Warning! Airbag system fault are reported one at a time in order of
priority, If you repair a fault, always check that the warning light
then indicates that all is well with the system: there may be more than
one problem. If the fault remains, consult your Mazda dealer as quickly
as possible."
Mac
cleaing that is on the Miata site.
Mac
over and started up every time since and no issue with the air bag
light or the wipers. thanks for all the information.
Iva
> Cleaning the switch seems to have taken care of the issue. has
> turned
> over and started up every time since and no issue with the air bag
> light or the wipers. thanks for all the information.
Glad to hear that it was an inexpensive fix! Too often, those type of
repairs cost lots of MSUs (Miata Spending Units).
Iva & Vixen
2004 Classic Red
No more winkin' Miata