SRS icon won't go away.............

[yellowpassion]

My SRS - ie air bag icon won't go away - any suggestions?

[mdfortwoguy]

Unfortunately - there isn't much you can do in this case.

Give your dealer a call and take it in - it could be any number of things (seatbelt buckles, pretensioners, airbags, sensors... etc). Unless you have a scangauge and can read the codes, it's up to them to find out.

[Dunerunner]

Call your dealership...When mine lit up, my dealer told me the car was unsafe to drive. The SRS monitored systems may not function, or may operate abnormally. They authorized a tow to the dealership. Keep us posted!

[chasingrabbits]

definitely call the dealer because the system has malfunctioned. they can get it going again.

[yellowpassion]

Well, i called the dealership right after i posted the problem.....took it in @1pm, and waited & waited & waited - 2 hours later, the lady that checked me in came & told me that there was a faulty wire for the seat belt, i guess to the sensor, and they had fixed it - they were going to detail it, and it would be right out.......i never asked how much it would cost, as i only took delivery of it the day B4 Thanksgiving...........so everything is back to normal
Thanks for the input you guys - great site support.....

[mdfortwoguy]

Originally Posted by yellowpassion

i never asked how much it would cost

As long as it wasn't something that broke from abuse or carelessness, it won't cost you a dime - thanks to the warranty.

[gimhoff]

We had an SRS warning light go on, too, and I have to give credit to our dealer, EuroMotors of Germantown, Maryland, for its good service. The SRS light means that anything in the seat belt restraint system could be malfunctioning. We called in advance and made an appointment for service; it took the dealership about two hours to diagnose the exact problem, while we went out to lunch.

They insisted on keeping the car until it was fixed. (I'm sure that's a legal problem -- imagine the lawsuit if they let a car go with a seat belt they knew was defective, and the owner had an accident.) Replacement parts had to be airmailed from the factory, so it took a week for the repair to be done. But the dealership gave us a loaner from the Enterprise rental car counter in the building. We could have had a regular compact car for free, but we chose the $10-a-day upgrade to a Mercedes C-class. All-in-all, the experience wasn't bad.