# Airbag light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbag-light/28171>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 23, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbag-light/28171 "2009-03-23T02:16:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![hwabarber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f4b2a3/32.png) [@hwabarber](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hwabarber)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbag-light/28171/1 "2009-03-23T02:16:10Z")

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How do I turn on the airbag light?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbag-light/28171/2 "2009-03-23T02:19:16Z")

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Why do you want it on? It should go on for a few seconds when you first start the car as a self-test. Does it come on then?

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/airbag-light/28171/3 "2009-03-23T02:40:01Z")

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If it does not come on when you initially turn on the key, chances are it has been disconnected. This may be to cover up the fact the air-bags have been deployed and not replaced when the car was rebuilt from a wreck…