Airbag Controller Location On '04 Ghia Tdi

[allegedly]

Hi guys, 

Still a great site and now need to dip into your vast knowledge here!

Got a nice 04 Ghia Tdi and I've finally sorted a long term leak that gave me two front jacusi's. Looks like it was the windscreen leaking after all. Thanks to all the posters on here for helping finally sorting that. I am now an expert on Galaxy leak points!!

 

One effect of the damp seems to be the Air Bag warning light is now illuminated.

I've read a lot of posts on here and to be honest, on other sites, and I'm now a bit confused.

Where is the Air Bag control module located? I've yet to check but I've read of three possible locations.

So, on an '04 (54) plate Galaxy Ghia 2 1.9 130bhp Tdi,  where is it and how do I get at it?!!

 

Secondly, I've read that if the battery gets low, you can get an Air Bag warning light on the dash.

However, I've also read that the system 'self-diagnoses' and will 'automatically reset' when the fault is corrected. The  battery was failing and has since been replaced with a new one.

 

 

Just to add to an already easily confused male mind, further reading says it has to be plugged into a diagnostic reader and fault codes reset/removed on there. 

 

I'd be grateful if anyone could give me the correct info regarding these points.

 

Before doing the research, I'd sort of come to the conclusion that the fault light had come up due to the wet carpet in the passenger foot-well and the close proximity of an electronic unit (which I guessed may also contain the AB Controller/unit) located under the seat, but behind a raised flooring area. This  meant it got damp but not actually 'wet' and this was one of the possible locations I'd read about.

 

Thanks in advance, Rob

[chrispb123456]

Reading the fault codes should say what part of the system has activated the warning light.

The front seat belt pre tensioners run by the side of the front seats under the carpet and there are sensors for the side airbags under each front seat, the controller under the passenger seat is for parking sensors.

The controller for airbags is forward of the centre consol.

 

Allways exercise extreme caution when working on airbag system as you could accidentaly set off the system.

 

Disconnect the battery and leave for half an hour before touching the system.

Edited May 1, 2014 by chrispb123456

[allegedly]

Thanks for that Chris, excellent info.

Yes, I'm totally inexperienced at working on Air Bag systems so will be very, very careful. First step is to get it into a local Ford dealership to get it interrogated (no choice there, don't have a diagnostic device of my own). Depending on outcome, may have to just sell it with this known fault and make an allowance for it's correction in the price.

Sorry to see her go as it's a cracking car and at the 130 is the quickest people carrier I've ever driven but her indoors needed a car and has already bought herself a smaller one after refusing to drive wearing wet-suit bootees!

Incidentally, I don't suppose you know of any posts regarding this that has photo's of the locations of the parts mentioned do you?

I'll be checking the FAQs anyway re the seatbelt tensioners.

Thanks again,

Regards

Rob

[chrispb123456]

If you get yourself one of these.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-OBD2-II-KKL-ECU-DIAGNOSTIC-CABLE-LEAD-FD232B-chip-compatible-with-VCDS-LITE-/330752513588?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item4d0262d634

 

You can scan the car for fault codes yourself before touching any of the components.