Hi guys, this my first post.
The vehicle is a 1998 Vauxhall Vectra 2ltr DiLS 5 door Hatch with the X20DTL diesel.
The seatbelt warning light on the dash does not go off after the seat belts have been connected.
After turning ignition switch on, all dash warning lights come on normally, then, after 3 seconds or so, they go out sequentially, starting with engine management, then ABS, fuel and seatbelt. After a further couple of seconds the seatbelt warning light comes back on, and stays on; connecting or disconnecting either or both seatbelts, makes no difference: The light stays on. After the engine is started, the light stays on.
If one connects the seatbelts before turning the ignition on and going through start up sequence, the result is the same. The light stays on.
Has anyone out there had the same problem? or suggest a cure. Also, would the warning light be a reason for an MOT failure?
Regards,
JMR
Edited by Webmaster on 01/01/2008 at 16:14
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JMR
Could this be the airbag [SRS system] light?
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Screwloose, that's what I was thinking. The airbag light does look a bit like a seatbelt warning light.
I suspect the wires going to the seatbelt pretentioners under the seats have been dislodged / disconnected by either frequent movement of the front seats or some clumsy big footed oaf in the back who has kicked the wires with his size 12 shoes.
Either way, the only way to extinguish the light is with a fault code reader. Something like £40 at a Vaux dealer, and something like £20 from a backstreet independant. The code reader will identify the problem, of which you (or the garage) try and resolve and then reset the light. If fixed, then the light should go out and remain out after it's usual ignition check.
Airbag warning light isn't an MOT failure in the UK (yet). But if it is the seatbelt pretensioner that is causing the problem, then the MOT tester should advise you.
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 01/01/2008 at 16:30
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Hi Dynamic Dave,
Thanks for the rapid reply. I don't know about size 12 shoes, but if one imagines heavy duty cleaning with the Hoover by 'er indoors, the result could probably be the same.
I will have a quick look under the seats this weekend for disconnected wires and come back to you later.
Many thanks for the help,
JMR
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Either way the only way to extinguish the light is with a fault code reader. Something like £40 at a Vaux dealer and something like £20 from a backstreet independant.
It's also around £20 at good independent garages.
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Dynamic Dave,
Sorry for the delay in answering, we have the builders in, and you know what that means.
Had a good look under the driver and passenger seats, examined both sets of connectors, no loose connections, everything seems fine. (Grovelling apology to 'er indoors).
Now going to check the continuity of wiring from connectors to seat belts. Meanwhile, have you. or anyone else, any other suggestions of what the problem could be?
Regard JMR
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If the light is the SRS system light, it is entirely possible that it is nothing to do with the seatbelts at all. When the SRS light came on in my C-Max I assumed that it would be something to do with the seatbelts, and it turned out to be a faulty 'clock spring' in the steering column. I don't profess any particular knowledge in this area, but I was told by the Ford dealer that problems with the seatbelts, other than when the wiring under the seats is disturbed, are relatively rare. They suggested that problems with the steering wheel and column were more common. I have no idea whether the Vectra is the same, but I suspect that this fault could be very difficult to find unless you have the fault code read.
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If the light is the SRS system light it is entirely possible that it is nothing to do with the seatbelts at all.
The airbag light on the dash is for both the airbag(s) and seat belt pretensioners on Vauxhalls.
To turn off the light you have to have it plugged into a fault code reader anyway - (no other way except removing the bulb). Might as well bite the bullet and pay someone to read out the fault code and then get it rectified.
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