Why is my airbag light on my dashboard?
Your car will tell you by illuminating or flashing the airbag warning light on your dashboard or computer display. When this light is on, that means your airbags are deactivated. It means they will not deploy properly if you get into an accident.
Is it legal to drive with airbag light on?
Is it illegal to drive with airbag light on? It is not safe to drive with the airbag light ON. When there is a problem with the system, it will not deploy the airbags at all in an accident. If you have an error in your airbag control unit, your airbag will not work in a collision.
Where is the airbag light on a Subaru Outback?
There’s a 6 pole pin connector up under the cover below the steering wheel – sort of “above the gas pedal” next to the center console side of the drivers foot well area. there’s a few dangling plugs there, two green plugs, a black plug or two…woah there’s a hummingbird 8 feet from me, cool – and a bunch of connectors.
Why is the SRS light on on my Subaru Outback?
The connectors are always yellow for SRS (airbag) system components. They are very annoying to separate (that’s an understatement), you may have no clue how to remove it. Probably no need to anyway, just a visual should do. The underseat connector is easily accessible and the seats arent’ hard to remove at all.
Why is my airbag light not working on my Subaru?
Connection of (AB6) to airbag control module is improper. The first thing to do is to check for trouble codes. I believe that the Subaru Select Monitor or a similar code reader capable of communicating with the airbag control module is needed, therefore necessitating a visit to the dealer. The airbag DTCs are 2-digit codes.
What happens if the airbag light is on?
Subaru has assured me that if the light is on, the airbags won’t deploy. Respect The Wagon! when a system light is on it’s typically rendered useless (except the check engine light/ECU!). ABS, SRS, are all inoperable if the light is on. If the light is on you just need the code. You can read it yourself or have the dealer pull it for you.