Airbag light help - side igniter

[nwavant]

So this is the code:

01217 - Side Airbag Igniter; Driver Side (N199)
002 - Lower Limit Exceeded - MIL ON


Any known fixes??

[nwavant]

wow no love?

I'll try some grease tonight - then to the shop I guess...

[derleicaman]

I've got the same light, except for the passenger side. It is from too high a resistence in the wiring harness under the seat. There is supposedly a TSB on this. Audi's solution is to hardwire around the connector plug in the seat base. Diagnosticator advised me to not use a digital volt meter on testing these wires as the microvoltage from the meter may set the airbag off. I haven't had a chance to do the re-wiring so I don't know if this fix works.

[widgget]

make sure the sensor is still plugged in. I got an airbag warning when i pulled my bumper one night and cut the wire to the sensor when i put it all back together.