Last weekend I had to remove the steering wheel including the airbag & disturb wiring around the dash & fuse board. (yes I did disconnect the Battery -ve connection) Driving the car today the airbag warning light has stayed on it lit briefly at ignition on went off and came on again. I plugged in my fault code scanner & got a DTC - code number 00588 my reader manual says 'airbag ignition circuit drivers side- N95'
I removed the airbag & column shroud & checked the inline connector & the airbag connector all looked OK. still got fault. any ideas it due a MOT next week is this a fail?
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won't fail an MOT. what happens when you clear code ? you may of damaged the squib when you removed the wheel
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I haven't tried to clear the code, where is the squib? I used the infamous Haynes manual as a guide nothing mentioned about damaging anything when removing wheel!
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I've just found the relevant chapter in the elsawin official VW CD manual two important instructions, 1 the ignition should be switched on when the battery is reconnected. 2 the coil connector on the slip ring on the back of the wheel is supposed to be locked by turning the connector downwards this stops the coil connector being overstressed at full lock & being 'irreparably damaged' nothing at all about this in Haynes Manual. I didn't bother to check elsawin official manual as job seemed straightforward.
I think I would like to insert this Haynes manual into a part of his anatomy where the sun doesn't shine!
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Try posting this fault code on the vw audi forum. You may well have inadvertantly damaged the 'clockspring' contact device on the top of the column by not centering it properly and over stretching it. The 'squib' is the explosive charge in the steering wheel boss.
The fault code sounds familiar. I had an A4 Audi with this code a while back, replaced the clockspring and the fault remained. Turned out to be the ECU had failed. (Common fault apparrently).
I think I kept the old one, I'll look it out and you can have it if I can find it.
Haynes manuals, they used to be the bibles. Try and get hold of the American 'Bentley' manuals for VAG much better
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I removed the airbag & steering wheel again this morning, i'm pretty sure I have not damaged the unit as the contact connector was in the correct position when I originally removed the wheel. I tested the circuit thro the clockspring & it is intact between the plug for the back of the airbag & the connector in the column shroud. I reinstalled everything & connected the battery with the ignition on - the fault is still there. (curses)
I suspect you may be right about the ECU I've already had the ABS ECU repaired sucessfully. Do you think its worth trying to erase the code I am concerned as there are dire warnings as the erase deletes what the scanner's handbook describes as freeze frame data & manufacturers enhanced data etc....
In fairness I did find a reference to positioning the connector in the Haynes after a second read of the text. Ah yes Bentley manuals I had my first one 30+ years ago for my Beetle (semi auto) & another for my Type 2 bus. I passed that on last year when I sold the bus. I got the elsawin official VW CD from ebay & the information is excellent but can take a bit of finding it is good because you can print the relevant pages for repair & it doesn't matter if they are damaged.
Thanks for the help & offers these forum are great although I have a lot of experience of car repair & electrics it's mostly older cars, & - ABS, Airbags & ECU's in general are new territory to me but I am learning ...fast!
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