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Air Bag Light stays on, code = 00003 plus 01217

15K views 10 replies 3 participants last post by  A1EK  

Seems to be a relatively common issue; some say, harness damage, then plug damage, dirty connections (clean with contact cleaner like QD CRC #5103) and others, seem to note, that VW techs have bypassed the connector at the airbag unit, hardwired it together.

You might look at some of the youtube video and threads; discussing common faults and fixes, for this trouble code.


Let us know, the results of your visual inspections, troubleshooting and the repair. Thanks.
 
One, of the youtube videos; shows a situation, where the terminal ends had corrosion in them; causing a bad connection another thing to check. One of many possible issues; that can cause a connectivity problem, hard fault.
 
While, i cannot see obvious damage to the terminals; one should be aware if any that look damaged, corroded or have too large of spacing that might pose a connection issue.