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Glovebox removal - airbag warning
« on: April 24, 2012, 10:00:38 am »
I'm looking to swap my glovebox door as it has some damage. Now I have done a search regarding the removal but it seems I will need to disconnect the passenger airbag connection, however will this not throw up a fault code & stop it from working correctly? Some posts mention removing the battery but I dont want to loose my revo settings.


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Re: Glovebox removal - airbag warning
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2012, 11:29:59 am »
when i changed my seats over i just made sure i didn't turn the ignition on before they were swapped over so the car never realised that the airbags were disconnected and same when i changed my steering wheel over had no problems. but when i took the seats out a while ago i turned the ignition on without thinking and the airbag warning came on so i presume so long as you leave it off you should be fine! if it does come on i just took the car to a local VW specialist (non dealer) and they deleted the fault code for a fiver, dealer wanted £80  :surprised:
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Re: Glovebox removal - airbag warning
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2012, 11:36:03 am »
I swapped out my glovebox last week. Pretty sure I turned the passenger airbag off by the switch, did the unplug/swap, then re-activated the switch before turning on the ignition and had no fault come up.
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Re: Glovebox removal - airbag warning
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2012, 11:51:03 am »
Where is the switch located?

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Re: Glovebox removal - airbag warning
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2012, 11:53:12 am »
It's the big one inside the glove box, top right
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Re: Glovebox removal - airbag warning
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2012, 11:55:12 am »
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Re: Glovebox removal - airbag warning
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2012, 06:38:47 pm »
I didn't disconnect the battery or switch the passenger airbag off when I changed my glovebox & didn't get any fault codes

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Re: Glovebox removal - airbag warning
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2012, 09:14:53 pm »
I didn't disconnect the battery or switch the passenger airbag off when I changed my glovebox & didn't get any fault codes

+1 - No problems with mine either when I swapped mine!
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Re: Glovebox removal - airbag warning
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2012, 10:17:52 pm »
As long as you don't turn the ignition on when the plug is off then you won't log a fault.
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