On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:08:18 -0000, angloirishman <rotowindow@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> On Jan 9, 8:19 pm, Comboverfish <comboverf...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Jan 9, 1:34 pm, angloirishman <rotowin...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> > How do you tell if the airbags on a 406 have been discharged?
>> > The dash light indicates they have, but I'm not sure 100% as i have
>> > been told disconnecting wires can cause this. The girl i bought it
off
>> > had a child seat in the front and assured me(hmmm...) that this is
>> > what is causing the aitbag light to flash. Whilst i can't see any
>> > loose connections, i'm no expert! Also, on another forum a member
said
>> > that you can tell a discharged airbag by the ecu near the belt pre-
>> > tensioners (under the centre console). Apparently something will
stick
>> > out!?!!? Unfortunately he didn't elaborate!!
>> > thanks in advance
>> > rik
>>
>> You wouldn't be able to miss a blown airbag. If you don't see white
>> powder all over the place and a huge fabric sack sticking out of the
>> steering wheel or dash, they aren't blown. It's not a matter of the
>> components being discharged (that's obvious if it's happened), but
>> whether the control module, squib(s) or related wiring is failing.
>>
>> Please understand that if you don't know this basic of information,
>> then you are seriously underequipped to diagnose the airbag system
>> fault(s). Therefore I suggest that you take the car to a Peugeot
>> specialist with the proper scanner and experience to tell you what is
>> wrong. I've never even worked on *one* Peugeot product. They stopped
>> selling in the US when I was in middle school, and even then they were
>> rare.
>>
>> A competent and properly equipped mechanic will tell you what is
>> wrong, how much to fix it, and be able to do it safely so the system
>> works properly in the case of an accident.
>>
>> Toyota MDT in MO
>
> Thanks all. Don't you love holier than thou yanks? US and UK-DIVIDED
> BY A COMMON LANGUAGE
Well he was more help than you.
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