RX8 XTC

ok i just have pulled out the side air bag out and it dose not look like it did GO off i mean the wire from the Inside was D/c and i cant tell really if it did go off, by the looks of it it didn't because you can see the air bag itself in side still raped up

here is some PIx i just took..

RX8 XTC

well i did it and nothing happend and the air bags are working and did not go off i was scerd that they woulde itd judt the wire was unpluged thats all it was.

Reaper Man

wow lucky. Good to see it was something "simple"

as for the airbags thing- just for future reference. It doesn't take a large electrical charge to set off the airbag sensors- basically walking across a carpet with socks is enough. If anyone ever plays around/works on the airbags themselves- be very careful. I know of a few instances of people getting their neck broken and killed doing stuff.

Just because the battery is disconnected does not mean a thing. One of the training classes I've gone through a few times tells teh story of an insurance adjuster that was killed when a curtain air bag deployed as he was leaning into a car that had crashed a while ago to check on the mileage

snap-on

Good point Reaper Man,

I remember one Tech YEARS ago that tried to check a bag with a multimeter..

The end results were not plesant.

Slims8

LOL... I guess it wasn't funny for him...

RX8 XTC

WELL thanks for telling me that now guys LOL but its all good

Frank Patrick

The power circut, confiiguration management check- for the bags, has to be re-set- this can only be done by a Mazda dealer. This is make certain, that if the car was ever in a wreck, and the bags where replaced, that the entire sysytem, is eletrically compliant- it was required of all OEMs as part of the leglislation in the 94 congress mandates for Airbags. Your power supply from sensor to pyro-module, was or is interupted, this info is now stored in the computer- this is how we can tell, when you trade if the bgs where ever deployed.

jquigley

My Airbag light is flashing on start up as well, just 3 times repeating and then solid.

Anyone with a shop manual that can help me out?

G3tR3DDY2GR3DDY

iTrader: (8)

check the harnesses under the seats first, then check the connections on the airbag control module behind the radio.

jquigley

disconnected and reconnected the connections under the seats and the one behind the glove box.

Harness was updated as part of the recall, not sure what else to try.

Any suggestions?

G3tR3DDY2GR3DDY

iTrader: (8)

not talking about the one behind the glovebox..

There is a control module behind the radio. Take the dash apart, take the radio out (dont forget the security bolt), and wiggle those wires around.