Air bag warning light

[Lidunian]

Hi. 1999 Audi A4 B5 1.8 petrol Avant.

Had to remove the air bag to replace the indicator stalk. Now the air bag warning light stays on. I've double checked the wiring but everything was put back as it should be.

Got an MoT next week and don't want to fail because of this. Is there anything I should be doing to get this light to go out?

Please. 

[Steve Q]

Could there be an issue with the click spring on the steering wheel? Not sure if it would affect the airbag or not 

[Lidunian]

Thanks for the reply,  Steve, but not sure what you mean by click spring.

[Steve Q]

Sorry I meant clock spring. It's parts of the steering wheel 

[Stevey Y]

On 1/5/2025 at 4:10 PM, Lidunian said:

Hi. 1999 Audi A4 B5 1.8 petrol Avant.

Had to remove the air bag to replace the indicator stalk. Now the air bag warning light stays on. I've double checked the wiring but everything was put back as it should be.

Got an MoT next week and don't want to fail because of this. Is there anything I should be doing to get this light to go out?

Please. 

Hi thats because you disconnected the unit have you tried getting the car plugged in and deleting the fault?.

Steve.

[coupe4]

i think you need to plug in the car and reset the light,thats the way it works on my 1995 coupe.Greg

[Lidunian]

Thanks, folks. I'll get the garage to try resetting it. I'm old school, never thought about plugging in a computer to turn warning lights off. Just assumed no fault = no light! I'll let you know how they get on.

[Lidunian]

Update: All good and MoT passed.😆

[Steve Q]

That's a great result. Did they just turn off the light? 

[MdotsWorld17]

Just a heads up I took my 1999 a4 1.8t QS to Audi in Oxford and they have mine booked in for a recall for the airbags, and the gas generation system on the airbags so would ring your local Audi dealer to check if yours is in the batch as well