SRS airbag warning is displayed when the vehicle’s airbag system has a problem, when encountering this warning, please reduce the speed appropriately and put the vehicle in a safe position because not activating the airbag will cause damage. . Unforeseeable consequences if the vehicle has a collision.
If the SRS warning light stays on, the airbag cannot be activated. But there are also times when the SRS warning screen is incorrect. So how to fix it? Find out with Eurocartool right in this article
What is SRS?
SRS stands for Supplemental Restraint System – which can be translated as Supplemental Restraint System linked to car airbag technology. In other words, it is part of the airbag system. The SRS warning light will be displayed when starting the vehicle, this warning will flash which indicates the airbag system is being checked and then it will go off or when an error or problem occurs it will also be displayed.
What are the causes of this warning light showing on the Taplo screen? Read now in the section below.
Causes of SRS Airbags Warning
Here are the main causes of the SRS Airbags Warning light show:
- Occurrence of airbag system problem: SRS performs a check every time the vehicle is started to detect a fault in the airbag, the malfunctioning sensor, the detonation device, and the airbags controller detects the fault. this is the main cause of this warning.
- Poor connections lead to malfunction of the sensor signal to the ECU
- The phenomenon of rust and corrosion of the sensor heads due to the long time not cleaning the car compartment.
- After replacing the control box, when coding and programming have not synchronously coded the functions of the connected device systems, leading to false alarms.
With false alarms, users will feel anxious, distracted, or annoyed. Learn the steps to fix this error right below!
Procedure to fix the SRS Airbags warning error
When you see the SRS airbags warning displayed on the Taplo screen, the first thing you need to do is check the system in the airbag, whether the connected devices are loose or not, the sensors Are variably corroded or not? If there are no problems, then conduct an in-depth check with the software.
Today we will guide you to fix this warning display error on Mercedes W164 2017. In this car when replacing the ECU, or restarting, this warning appears and won’t turn off. The error displayed is as follows:
Equipment to be prepared
- Vediamo or DTS Monaco software: Software for engineers used for offline programming and coding when replacing a certain control box on the vehicle; Read, clear errors, reset control box; Change the previous control box setting value parameter.
- Device c4: equipment to support in-depth diagnostics of vehicle systems
Step-by-step instructions:
Step 1: Fix the vehicle at a convenient location for the operation
Step 2: Finish Connect the device, and software to the vehicle
Step 3: Use DTS for programming (flashing)
Step 4: Use the coding feature in xentry to code or use vediamo for that job
Step 5: Clear the error and restart the control box and check support
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