turr520

Thought I should give an update. I dropped my car off with my dealer last Wed evening. A week later (today) they finally told me that they need to replace the weight sensor for the passenger air bag. In addition to triggering the airbag warning light, it for some reason also is triggering the parking brake malfunction light.

Anyway, dealer told me they're ordering the part which has to be shipped from Germany. It will take another week to get here. So I may be getting my car back by the end of next week, in a best case scenario.

Sigh...any suggestions/advices are welcome.

turr520

Updating this thread for future reference.

It took almost 3 weeks for me to get my car back. First they weren't sure what the problem was because the warning lights only came on "sporadically". Then they decided it was the passenger seat weight sensor that needed replacing. A part (8K0-898-522-L) had to be ordered from Germany and it took almost a week to arrive. Then they installed it and the fault was still there. Finally I think they disconnected and reconnected the battery and everything worked.

Specifically dealer "removed and replaced J706 service kit for seat occupied recognition control module." Eventually "disconnected battery for 15 minutes then reconnected. Cleared DTC's. Ran GFF. Performed adaptation of J706. checked operation. Test drove. OK."

I'm just glad I got my car back, in one piece. Whew...

sepangS4

Well you had a loaner at no cost and they went through the process and fixed it so I would say everything was fair and good. sometimes things take longer than ideal becasue everything is not always an exact logged issue and fix but the good news is in the end you are back in business and no worse for the wear.

peakcityaudi

I have a 2012 Q5 and just wanted to confirm that an Air Bag fault can also set Parking Brake Malfunction Light. I removed the front passenger seat to clean a small spill between the seat and console and this caused the Parking Brake Malfunction Light and Air Bag Light to come on after plugging back in the wiring harnesses. I believe I caused this by turning on the ignition when the seat was unplugged. Took it to the dealer and they cleared the faults.

x05179x

In reading your post it sounds like you are suggesting that the Airbag fault can also turn on the Parking Brake Malfunction warning?? I have a 2010 S4 and my friend who works at a car audio installation place was helping me make a new dash piece for my iPad install. He accidentally unplugged the hazard switch/pass airbag warning light warning light plug that is located in the factory trim bezel. Now my airbag light and parking brake malfunction light are both on. I have a code scanner but everytime I run it the device states no codes. Any ideas? Just wait it out?

Wordius

2012 Audi Q5 starting throwing ‘Parking Brake Malfunction’ and ‘Stabilisation Programme Fault’ errors a couple of weeks ago, and I struggled to get it started, especially on colder mornings. Local Audi dealer wanted a minimum £60 + VAT charge for diagnosis only.

Took it to Audi/VW specialist Andy’s Autos (Peterborough, UK). Diagnosis threw up 20–30 errors, but many pointed to one thing, said Andy, a faulty relay plug (£6.50 + VAT) – located under the bonnet, under a panel just the other side of the front window on the driver’s side.

Cost: £77 including VAT for the diagnosis, part and labour plus a couple of hours hanging around for the part to arrive. The fact it was in stock at the local Audi dealer suggested it was a common issue, according to Andy.

Of course, there are other things these errors can come down to. I’m just breathing a sigh of relief it was a cheap fix on this occasion.