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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / March 2008

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Air Bag light and buzzer dinging

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RM v2.0 - 18 Mar 2008 15:05 GMT
I had to unplug the passenger airbag to replace the dash top piece ($300!!).
I plugged back in of course and now every time I start the truck the bell
dings a few times and the bag lite is on in the dash. Do I need to unplug
the battery to clear it out? I was careful with it and didnt drop it or
anything.  There are no codes using a code reader.     99 ram 1500 4x4.
PeterD - 18 Mar 2008 20:04 GMT
>I had to unplug the passenger airbag to replace the dash top piece ($300!!).
>I plugged back in of course and now every time I start the truck the bell
>dings a few times and the bag lite is on in the dash. Do I need to unplug
>the battery to clear it out? I was careful with it and didnt drop it or
>anything.  There are no codes using a code reader.     99 ram 1500 4x4.

Did you disconnect the battery before disconnecting the air-bag?
Roy - 18 Mar 2008 20:22 GMT
>>I had to unplug the passenger airbag to replace the dash top piece
>>($300!!).
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> Did you disconnect the battery before disconnecting the air-bag?

You will never get Denny to disconnect. (from thre machine)
<BFG>
RM v2.0 - 22 Mar 2008 04:20 GMT
No, just went out and unhooked battery to see if it would clear up.

>>I had to unplug the passenger airbag to replace the dash top piece
>>($300!!).
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> Did you disconnect the battery before disconnecting the air-bag?
PeterD - 22 Mar 2008 15:28 GMT
>No, just went out and unhooked battery to see if it would clear up.
>
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>> Did you disconnect the battery before disconnecting the air-bag?

Ever heard the old saying: "a day late, a dollar short"?

That describes your situation, the air-bag computer saw the airbag go
off-line and that triggered a fault. You *MUST* always disconnect the
battery before touching any part of an airbag circuit...
RM v2.0 - 24 Mar 2008 15:53 GMT
> Ever heard the old saying: "a day late, a dollar short"?
>
> That describes your situation, the air-bag computer saw the airbag go
> off-line and that triggered a fault. You *MUST* always disconnect the
> battery before touching any part of an airbag circuit...

But how do I reset it now?
PeterD - 24 Mar 2008 18:03 GMT
>> Ever heard the old saying: "a day late, a dollar short"?
>>
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>But how do I reset it now?

It is possible that a scan tool can do it, but I'm not sure. Varies
with vehicles and makers, some you have to replace the air-bag
controller (as a safety measure).
Nosey - 25 Mar 2008 05:38 GMT
>> Ever heard the old saying: "a day late, a dollar short"?
>>
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> But how do I reset it now?

It's a long-shot but if it's a quad cab try cycling the key switch in the
dashboard. Maybe turn it off and then disconnect and re-connect the battery
then turn it on again? I dunno, just guessing at it.
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