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Can I fit a winch bumper to air bag equiped Disco?

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spy:
Air bag warning light isnt an MOT fail.  ABS light is though...

muddyjames:

--- Quote from: "Tyke" ---The penalty for not disconnecting the battery for a couple hours, before  messing about with the air bag system is what the dealers will charge you to clear the faults from the ECU or the mot fail when the warning light refuses to go off . . . unless your are James . . .  :wink:
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My warning light is a xmas tree with multi function setting.

Some times it says on solid, sometimes the left hand S or SRS faintly flashes, sometimes the right S or occassionaly just for an extra function the whole SRS faintly flashes on and off. I am thinking maybe getting it reset soon so I have 1 less light on the dash but then again, where will be the fun in removing such a twinkly flashy light :wink: :lol:

Evilgoat:
It shouldnt make any odds is the short answer.

The sensors on these systems detect deceleration. the reason for disconnecting and powering the system off is to prevent a clout on the headlamps setting the system off. It shouldnt be possible to set off the airbag in a a stationary, powered down car but it can and does happen. Standard procedure is a couple of hours, but I've seen three mentioned before too.

The early US systems had a punger/switch/dohickey behind the bumper or in the mounts that meant a well placed kick would set the things off. This is the reason I paid £ to have the audi's removed BUT these were never approved in the UK. Its also the system Thrasher describes (mechanical/chemical) and AFAIK no UK veichle has ever had this system.

Range Rover Blues:

--- Quote from: "Evilgoat" ---It shouldnt make any odds is the short answer.



The early US systems had a punger/switch/dohickey behind the bumper or in the mounts that meant a well placed kick would set the things off. This is the reason I paid £ to have the audi's removed BUT these were never approved in the UK. Its also the system Thrasher describes (mechanical/chemical) and AFAIK no UK veichle has ever had this system.
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Which system mate, there are 2 types in use in the UK, the cetrally sensed one that I think Thrasher has and the remoter sensed one, 2 orange blocks at the end of yellow wires

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