Passenger Protection Maintenance: Inspecting Airbag System
- Function test of airbag warning light. Switch on ignition to carry out this test. The airbag warning light must light up for approx. 3 seconds. If the warning light does not light up, check the bulb and power supply.
- Function test of the airbag system:
- Connect and switch on the Porsche System Tester. Switch ignition on.
- Establish communication with the Airbag/POSIP control module.
- Read out fault memory: No fault stored. Remove E1 fuse.
- Fault present after approx. 30 seconds >> Airbag warning light <<.
- Insert E1 fuse again.
- Clear fault memory.
- Read out fault memory again after approx. 30 seconds: No fault stored.
- Check that a trim or stickers are not attached to the airbag units (driver's, passenger's, side airbag).
- Visual inspection of the components for damage and deformation.
- The system check must be acknowledged in the stamp spaces provided in the Guarantee and Maintenance booklet.