SRS Air bags light staying on/ Flashing

[Aussie Explorer]

Air bag light staying on/ Flashing

What’s the deal with this is there any drama if I just ignore it for 1 week, until I get back from my trip I will be driving the car just about every day, 30% will be of off-road work.

Doesn’t bother me if there is a fault in the system , just as long as the airbags don’t spontaneously go off or cause any other problems with vehicle operation.

What happened.
It all started when I pulled the battery last night and put it on the charger overnight and tested it in the morning with the hydrometer to see how strong it was.

I then put it back in the Explorer and when I started it the airbag light wouldn’t go off, so I reset the computer and restarted the Explorer agene and the light still wouldn’t go off, it just stays on and flashers randomly. So how the F**k the system can get a fault when the X hasn’t been driven and has had the battery disconnected for 24hrs is beyond me :fire: .

If I get a chance I will get Ford to run the code before I leave but I don’t think I will have time.

Any advice on what it may be, and is anything going to go wrong if I just continue driving it around, it’s going to have 2000k’s Minimum put on it in the next week and some of it I could be unto 200k’s or more from the nearest town/ roadhouse.

 

[MONMIX]

some times a weak bettery will trigger a air bag light on some vehicles

 

[Aussie Explorer]

Humm OK, well that could be possible, being that my battery is almost stuffed.

 

[Larry2010]

SRS error flash sequence

you should be able to detect that the flashes are a 2 digit code. For example mine flashes 3 times them a pause then 7 times ... this sequence repeats several time then the airbag light stays on. The 37 code I had indicates a problem with the passenger seat sensor ... in my case a bad wire from it being stepped on. You might be able to talk a Ford tech into give you the error code info but they'll usually insist on you bringing it in.

 

[Aussie Explorer]

No mine is just staying on when I start the car, Talked to ford today they say it just need’s to be reset I booked it in and it will take 30minutes and probably like $50 knowing ford, I think the 30miuntes is B/S more like 30seconds and $10 for there trouble but what can you do, will find out on Friday arvo when I take it down I guess.