Q: ford focus air bag light on all the time
air bag light on all the time owners guide said comes on after 15 years how can i switch it off
My car has a manual transmission.
You cannot reset the airbag light unless a scanner that can access the airbag system is used to check and retrieve codes. Once codes are received then a diagnosis can be done. It is recommended that only qualified mechanics test and repair the airbag system due to dangers of the possible airbags deploy when they should not.
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