hello all you wizards,just a amall prob. i hope,airbag yellow warning light came on drivers side,please tell me it wont go off while i am driving,thankyou

 

sorry xk8 2002 coupe

 

Hi Dodger,
You will need to turn the car off, start it again and then count how many times the light flashes before going solid. this equates to a flash code that will help us narrow the problem down.

There will be a set of flashes followed by a short pause followed by a second set of flashes. This is repeated 7 times before going solid. ie: 2 flashes, pause, 5 flashes, gives you a flash code of 25.

 

And no, it won't go off.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/a...lash-codes-pdf

 

went back out took it for a short drive.no air bag light came on

 

Next time it happens be sure to count the flashes.

 

will do and thankyou

 

The airbag system has a fail-safe design. If it senses a serious fault that potentially could trigger the airbag to go off when it is not supposed to, it blows an internal fuse and permanently disables itself.

 

Dodger: Mine came on and stayed on. No flashes. It turned out to be a fuse in the left side fascia fuse panel. Look in the glove box manual for the correct fuse. I believe it was a 5 amp fuse. The airbag system still comes on at start up and reports back to itself.

 

The 4.2's had issues with the clock spring right?

 

P-rock, I've never heard of an xk having a clock spring issue...s-types (different wheel) mentioned a few in their threads.

 

Indeed. I know we saw a few XJ 4.2's with the clockspring being replaced, I think that is where I got that idea from.

 

happened again today while i was waiting to come off isle of wight car ferry,flashed 5 times and has been on all the time since,look forward to your suggestions

 

That's not the correct code...please reread post #3, jim explained it well.

 

this time i got 4x5

 

4-5 (45) is not a legitimate code, please read post #3 again and then open the PDF in post #4 for the description of the fault. Perhaps you mean 2-2 (22), repeated 5 times?

 

been away for a while came back went out and got 5x 5,answers on a postcard please

 

Hi Dodger,
Sorry mate but that still doesn't ring any bells. Have a look through the attachment and see for yourself.

 

i had 5 singles and in between had 5x5 flashes,meaning, it came on, pause went off, flashed 5 times, pause,came on,flashed 5 times,it repeated this 5 times.5 dots 5 dashes as far as i can see.Probably got it wrong still

 

Hi Dodger,
Yes you are right, still doesn't make any sense. It can be difficult trying to identify the correct flash code whilst driving, so.

When you have the airbag light solid, pull over and turn the car car off.

Then restart. Wait until the airbag light starts to flash and count.

The first set of flashes will give you the first number followed by a short pause of about 1 second and then the second set of flashes for the second number. There will then be a longer pause of about 2-3 seconds before the process is repeated. It is important to get this right.

Sorry if this sounds like it is teaching you to suck eggs, I mean no offence, but we have to get it right in order to help diagnose the problem.

So, take a deep breath, count to 10 and start again.