Open Circuit Squib Driver Side! Red Triangle...

yes indeed - i have a mini-vci cable which i've been using in conjunction with techstream....to be honest though i'm pretty sure i'm not using its fullest capacity, for example i dont know how to clear codes, etc.

I'm going to probably order the Bosch battery that you mentioned tomorrow morning. In the meantime, if you could let me know of the step-by-step instructions on how to fit it, this would be a great help.

many thanks

 

Thanks John - I'll let you know once i've fitted it.

By the way - can this multi-meter test the actual ECU for the airbag? i.e. are there points that i could touch with these connectors in order to establish a working order etc?

 

also, how would i test the battery fan using techstream and the mini-VCI cable? i'm struggling with using it beyond doing a health check and individual scans...

 

thanks John - okay, catch you tomorrow - sleep well, and thanks again. N'nite

 

ah yes! Alot of this sounds familiar from when i was playing about with it... I'll have a look.

I've ordered the Bosch battery today and so just waiting on this. In the meantime, I'll test the fuses when i get a moment, and report back to you of what i find.

As soon as I've fitted it - I'll move onto the next stages of testing. Mind you, whilst I'm at it, i may aswell check the condition of the battery fan aswell....for this, do i need to disable the Hybrid Battery? or will the disabled 12v battery be enough for it to be safe?

many thanks

 

okay - the suspense is killing me - i'm going out to the car now and will feedback in a moment....

 

John, you've found a friend for life!

That was awesome! The fan worked like a treat!

Okay - now we need to figure this open squib circuit and we've got it covered!

 

i havent checked the other buttons - will have a peep in abit... i do know that the horn wasnt working until i replaced the fuse.

The car drives amazingly - these cars are so smooth! The back tyre does make abit of an intermittent ticking sound, and as it happens it doesn't have a tyre screw cap fitted on it either, and plus that particular tyre (back-right) looks quite worn down. To add to this, the round circle with the exclamation mark recently came on the dashboard aswell, which i'm assuming is to do with a slightly deflated tyre (?). I ordered a small tyre pump, and some tyre screw caps, whilst I was ordering the battery.

 

We're definitely getting somewhere John - thank you so much for your support.

Okay, i just checked the steering buttons and they work fine. One button i wasnt sure of was one with a diagram of a car and an arrow circulating within in. When i pressed it, it made a sound as though the car was passing wind (hehe).

I think we're getting closer to the root of the problem. Let's nail it John!

This ECU thing - how can i get to it, and is there any way for me to test it, on its own?

 

just a thought ...

i dont think there's an airbag in the actual steering wheel - how can I check this safely? Or maybe, like you say, it just wasn't connected correctly. Unsure if I mentioned this before, but I think this B1801 error was down as "Current" and "History" - so maybe they tried to fix it - it went away for abit and then returned? Probably because they only used a temporary fix?

also - i've come across a technique which talks about using a bent paper-clip in the fuse (?) to reset the airbag light (?) - unsure if this would work though

Okay, see what you can find out - you're right - it wouldn't be any good just buying parts without certainty.

 

Okay thank you.

I saw a clip on youtube (

) which made me think that this could be one possible issue with this car. It relates to what you mentioned (the clock spring) - maybe its damaged and not fully connected.

Enjoy your meal