E36 airbag light reset tool

The Peake tool is NLA, the entire company is gone… about a decade too late. That bug was copied from the Peake tool. Go INPA. I just sold my Peake SRS tool. What do you suggest to check further to find the reason of the problem.

I do not believe that it could be the burnt LED. All other lights come on when I put the key on. May be some smart guy made a trick to make the light dead instead of solving the problem with pretentioneers? I have checked the instrument cluster itself and didn't find any sign of specific action done.

Comments are closed. Post your question in our community instead. Did your airbag light pop up on your dashboard, and you now want to know how to reset it? Contents show. How do airbags work? How to reset the airbag light with a scanner Step 1: Check the passenger airbag switch. Step 3: Repair the fault. Step 4: Clear the trouble codes. How to reset airbag light without a Scanner. Step 2: Read the trouble codes with an OBD2 Scanner Working with your airbag system is crucial, and therefore, always read the trouble codes with an OBD2 scanner to get an idea of where to start your troubleshooting.

Step 3: Repair the fault You should never just reset the airbag light without repairing the problem. Need a repair manual? Just installed a horns and air bag lights comes on. Leave a reply. Related Posts. What if not? Another reason for airbag light turning on is the seat belt buckle switch. This small switch sends signals to your car that you are in your seat. When it is defective the car could be detecting it but the airbag control unit maybe missing it hence the light coming on.

You can solve this by pressing the seat belt buckle several times and see whether the airbag light will come off. The pre-tensioner is used to tighten your seat belt safely whenever you encounter an accident. If there are issues with the seat belt tensioner then the light will turn on. When you use your BMW scanner to diagnose the error codes you will experience one that points to the pre-tensioner.

To diagnose this you notice that your horn is not working well but the airbag light remains on. The reason for this could be your clock spring. You can replace this by locating it behind the steering column behind the steering wheel.

In some BWM models like the E36 it is integrated with the steering wheel which means if it is bad you will need a new steering wheel. Replacing the 2 airbags would exceed the total value of the car. I'm happy to use an independent shop if they can get the job done with a simple reset. Can anyone tell me which reset tool will work on my car? They'd have to be able to establish a data link via a different type of connector.

Originally Posted by pescadero. I would also ask the dealer if you go to them , for a quote: to print out the faults for you, try to clear them, and leave it at that.

It just takes a few minutes on the tester, mostly spent discovering the subsystems in the car. I did that the last time I had faults in both front firing circuits, and the dealer neither demanded to replace both airbags nor could they.

Sorry -- did not realize that I had left my location blank. I'm in SE Chicagoland. Is there an easy way to look around to do hardware identification, to determine which hardware I have? And to have that tell me exactly what software package I need?