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Old 06-19-2008, 09:48 PM
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Default Weird.... Airbag light came on for a few trips this afternoon, and then shutoff on my

drive home. I guess should have my shop VAG it? A6 BT what say ye?
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Default yeah yeah... vagcom is your best friend and all that jazz...

Mah jeep has a code reader built in, I press a few buttons and it displays the codes in place of the odometer. :-P
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Faulty sensors? The ECU should have logged it.
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Jeep looks nice though man! I only have a flashloader to load my Stage III race program! (Or valet-mode for obvious reasons).
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That was my first thought... That and how much said sensor(s) might cost lol!
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Default Valet Mode would be nice to have, for obvious reasons :-)

Lift is on the way, I ordered the wrong one at first... And moar bigger tires too!
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Default For some reason the current color combo in your sig, looks good.

I plan on finding a beater this winter. Truck or Jeep.
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Default Flexi cable fault I would guess. The cable running through the steering column to the bag can.....

fail so it could be beginning to break down.
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That is because there are so many faults to report! LOL.
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Only had one so far.... Knock on wood.


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