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I've read in your column that it's worth disconnecting the connector and reconnecting, to reset my airbag warning light. It's under the passenger seat - stupid question, but where? And how do I get to...
Several times recently you have recommended Airbagman, but they don't operate north of Oxford. There's a lot of UK up north. Any suggestions for us lot north of Watford Gap, please? My airbag light is...
If an airbag light goes on, a quick fix may be as follows. The nearside airbag is linked to a sensor in the passenger seat. That link is through a multipin electric plug and socket under the seat. Apparently...
I bought my Passat (2004) in for an MOT retest on Saturday morning at 11am to a garage and they had my car until I called at 16:45. On first starting my car, a warning message came up on the dashboard...
My daughter has a 2007 Mazda MX-5 and now has a 20-month-old son. She has been driving my Fiesta and I her MX5, but I need my car back. Should she keep the MX5 until he no longer needs a car seat? Garaging...
I gave my faithful Audi A4 Avant SE to my daughter earlier this year after buying myself a Toyota Verso. The Audi is a 1998 model and the handbook says that the airbags have to be replaced after 14 years....
A friend of mine had a head-on collision recently. He was travelling at under 30mph and his airbag failed to inflate. A policeman who arrived at the scene told him that they don’t inflate at the speed...
How do we disconnect the passenger seat air bag so we can carry a baby in the front car seat?
The airbags on my mother's Ibiza went off recently when she was manoeuvring into a space at low speed in a car park. The only damage to the exterior of the vehicle is very slight damaged to the front...
I have two problems with my 2006 MINI convertible. Firstly, it has developed white mould spots on the inside of the roof over the winter. The fabric on the outside is also quite faded and there is some...
 

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