2005 Kia Sportage Airbag

Tiny
DIELOW327
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  • 2005 KIA SPORTAGE
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 75,000 MILES
Air bag light stays on, Have checked fuses, Unhooked battery gound for five min and put back on (airbag light still on)
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 AT 11:41 AM

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Tiny
ZACKMAN
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Airbag DTCs are stored in the BCM, not the ECM. BCM has its own capacitor for power, so unplugging the battery will not reset the system. You will need a can tool capable of airbag system to check it. The usual OBD-II scanner won't do it.
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009 AT 10:04 PM

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