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Old 23 Oct 2009, 03:46 pm
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Default Re: Disabling SRS bulb in 97 Accord Wagon

"Al Reynolds" <ajr-news@bat400.com> wrote in
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> A bit of background:
> I've had problems in the past with the SRS light coming on, but with a
> code which doesn't correspond to a particular fault. At first I could
> reset it (paperclip method) and it wouldn't come on again for a few
> weeks/months. Last year it started coming on more regularly so I
> fitted a switch to let me reset it more quickly without fiddling under
> the dash. Even more recently the light comes on almost every time I
> start the car, and won't always reset on the first attempt - usually
> it resets by the third attempt but sometimes it takes more attempts.
>
> Anyway, it's got to the stage where I don't think it's worth trying to
> sort - I'm probably going to get a new car next summer anyway. As a
> result I want to disable the SRS bulb so I don't have a bright red
> light glaring at me the whole time. As I understand it the SRS is
> disabled when the light is on, and the system will not fire under
> these circumstances, so I basically have a car with no airbag system.
>
> So, how to disable the bulb? Presumably I need to take at least part
> of the dash off - does anyone know how tricky that is and how long it
> will take? Once I find it, can I just remove the bulb or will I need
> to short the bulb connector? Anything else I should think of?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Al
>
>




Skip the bulb. Just pull the SRS fuses.


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