On 27/04/2018 23:54, Roger Hayter wrote:
dennis@home wrote:

On 27/04/2018 22:23, Fredxx wrote:
On 27/04/2018 21:37, dennis@home wrote:
On 27/04/2018 20:57, Andy Burns wrote:
Chris wrote:

Has anyone ever had to turn off an SRS airbag fault tell-tale?

I have an OBD cable and dedicated software for VW/Audi group cars,
but I have also used it in 'generic' mode on the neighbour's Nissan.

You can clear any outstanding 'trouble codes', whether that would put
the warning light out on the dash, who knows, but you'd hope so ...


There is a good chance the system will log the fault and there will be
serious trouble if someone gets hurt because the airbag didn't deploy.

Many don't deploy for any number of reasons.

Its also illegal to just clear the fault without fixing the problem if
it exists.

Can you cite the statute?

Construction and use says some cars have to have airbags and that they
have to have working warning systems.


It would also be illegal to drive the car in the UK AIUI as it
wouldn't legally pass an MOT.

Again, construction and use is a separate consideration to the MOT. Can
you cite the statute that makes it illegal to drive a car with the
air-bag light disabled?

Do you think its legal to drive a car that you know will fail the MOT?
They can prove you know if the fault has been cleared without the
diagnostics being run. Just because you have an MOT doesn't mean its
legal to drive a car.

There are some MOT failure faults which make it illegal to drive the car
and other MOT failure faults that don't make it illegal to drive the
care. The MOT rules have just been modified to clarify that you can't
take the car home with some of them. (It may be that a fault that did
not make it illegal to drive the car under these rules, which relate to
driving a dangerous vehicle, might nonetheless be offences to drive with
under other legislation, such as some light faults.)

Well yes, driving without an MOT is always illegal (except directly to a
test centre with a pre-booked appointment) while having an MOT doesn't
make it legal to drive a car that is unroadworthy.

I thought everyone knew that.