Airbag/Service light, on

The daughters had a aftermarket steering wheel fitted to her Clio V6 for the last year or so, she has put up with the airbag/service light been on, we have just put the standard wheel back on it and the light is still on Any ideas if this needs turning off at a Renault dealer or should it have gone off on its own with the standard airbag wheel fitted?

Steve

Hi steve,
The air bag system does a self test every time the ignition is switched on
So once you put the standard airbag wheel back on the light should have come on for a few seconds then went out , you may have a problem elsewhere eg seatbelt pre tensioner wiring fault or airbag squib fault which are both common on clios. Hope this helps. Ps any garage with a diagnostic tool should be able to find the fault instead of going to the main stealers..

get a resistor fitted to fool the ecu that the airbag is still in the electric circuit, you can fit any wheel to it then and the light will stay off

Thanks for the info, Ill have a look this w/e..TBH her aftermarket wheel did have a resistor fitted but the light as always been on, maybe that answers it

prob a fault with the slip ring i had i on my clio. solder the resister further down and make sure it is the right ohmage.