Alfa GTV Airbag Light

I have a Alfa GTV and the airbag light is always on can anybody advise
on a possible home fix? Cheers :?:

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Put a little piece of tape over the indicator light, and no more problem.






"barabus" > wrote in message
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>I have a Alfa GTV and the airbag light is always on can anybody advise
> on a possible home fix? Cheers :?:
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geh458 wrote:
> Put a little piece of tape over the indicator light, and no more problem.
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I *was* going to post pretty much exactly that

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>> I have a Alfa GTV and the airbag light is always on can anybody advise
>> on a possible home fix? Cheers :?:
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geh458 > wrote:

> Put a little piece of tape over the indicator light, and no more problem.
>
>

That's all well and good, so long as you are OK with having inactive
airbags.

I had a problem recently with the airbag light on my company shed. If I
report it to Leaseplan they don't let me drive it until it's fixed. So I
don't report it to Leaseplan if it happens now.
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Got same problem. Heard solutions from others in the group. The cable
is apparantly under the drivers seat, make sure is hasn't come loose
and reconnect it. Problem is that even if you do that the airbags still
have to be reset by the dealer via computer. Try searching the group
for other poss solutions but if thats correct then it'll have to be a
dealer job.

Could be wrong but sounds like another common alfa problem to add to
the list. Had my 147 since Jan 2006, 5 dealer visits so far for
different problems, thinking of selling on already!

I presume you know that there is an airbag off switch which would make
the light stay on? It is in the passengers footwell and activated by
turning with your ignition key.

"barabus" wrote:
> I have a Alfa GTV and the airbag light is always on can
> anybody advise on a possible home fix? Cheers :?:

Where in the footwell?

"jonalfan" > wrote in message
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>I presume you know that there is an airbag off switch which would make
> the light stay on? It is in the passengers footwell and activated by
> turning with your ignition key.
>
> "barabus" wrote:
> > I have a Alfa GTV and the airbag light is always on can
> > anybody advise on a possible home fix? Cheers :?:

Sit in the passenger seat and look next to your right knee, it is a
switch with a red and green marking on it, you can’t miss it. It is
for turning off the passenger airbag should you need to fit a baby
seat in the front. You have read the manual haven’t you?

"Andy" wrote:
> Where in the footwell?
>
> "jonalfan" > wrote in message
> news:951592_104b131324ba8df7644373693d2c9f73@0000. com...
> >I presume you know that there is an airbag off switch which
> would make
> > the light stay on? It is in the passengers footwell and
> activated by
> > turning with your ignition key.
> >
> > "barabus" wrote:
> > > I have a Alfa GTV and the airbag light is always on can
> > > anybody advise on a possible home fix? Cheers :?:

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No sign in my '98 GTV TS, is this later years only or could it have been
removed or moved by the original owner?

Andy


"jonalfan" > wrote in message
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> Sit in the passenger seat and look next to your right knee, it is a
> switch with a red and green marking on it, you can't miss it. It is
> for turning off the passenger airbag should you need to fit a baby
> seat in the front. You have read the manual haven't you?
>
> "Andy" wrote:
> > Where in the footwell?
> >
> > "jonalfan" > wrote in message
> > news:951592_104b131324ba8df7644373693d2c9f73@0000. com...
> > >I presume you know that there is an airbag off switch which
> > would make
> > > the light stay on? It is in the passengers footwell and
> > activated by
> > > turning with your ignition key.
> > >
> > > "barabus" wrote:
> > > > I have a Alfa GTV and the airbag light is always on can
> > > > anybody advise on a possible home fix? Cheers :?:
>
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"Andy" <andy@dkw> wrote in message
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> No sign in my '98 GTV TS, is this later years only or could it have been
> removed or moved by the original owner?
>
> Andy

Perhaps it is on the side of the dash like on the 156 - you have to open the
passenger door and look in the otherwise covered left hand side of the
dash - to the left of the airbag.