[pdxmike]

Airbag light came on with the first start after a couple of days sitting. (I'm at 7 months of ownership and close to getting 968 bingo - just need "pinion bearing" on my card  )

 

Battery seemed to be fine - it was only sitting for 4 days so I doubt it was discharged. Started right up. Oil level light came on too but it was a quart low and the light went out with a top off.

 

Last thing I did before leaving a few days ago was to lock the steering wheel. On my car, I have to crank the wheel 90 degrees to get it to lock. I noticed that it "pulled" the ignition switch up maybe a 1/2" in the dash housing when it locked - thought it was weird at the time but there's minimal play in the wheel or anything else wonky with the steering. This is probably the second time I've bothered to lock the wheel so I don't have much of a baseline.

 

So what happened? Is there an airbag sensor wire that runs through the ignition switch that could have been bent or crimped when I locked the wheel?  

 

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[MCL968]

I think it has to do with the Sonora run! After 6 years of ownership my AB light came on too. No idea why, but I am accumulating the equipment necessary to reset it. I will let you know how it goes.

 

M-

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[94SilverCab]

If you get that Durametric you can share. Only about a 9 hour drive from Reno to Portland

 

Jay

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[Waylander]

I have just a cable and V3 Durametric software


I post the cable and instructions to whoever on our UK forum needs it and the email or Amazon S3 link the software


The cable was only $40

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[pdxmike]

Waylander - what $40 cable?

 

(Too late for me anyway - I have a refurb Durametric already on the way. Nice people at the company there in Bend.)

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[Waylander]

I have been searching for when i bought the cable but no joy

 

but this one say it uses the same version of software 3.0.1.5 or something close,

 

works with windows XP 

 

<a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.obdii.co.uk/cables-and-connectors/porsche-piwis-cable" title="External link">http://www.obdii.co....che-piwis-cable</a>

 

<a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/newest-porsche-piwis-cable-free-shipping-1896.html" title="External link">http://www.obdii365....pping-1896.html</a>

 

then you need a 14 pin to 19pin adaptor

 

<a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/new-porsche-19-pin-to-16-pin-obd2-cable.html" title="External link">http://www.obdii365....obd2-cable.html</a>

 

for more info and diagrams

 

https://www.renntech.org/forums/topic/35...nd-socket/

 

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[Waylander]

OR

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Day-Rental...Sw3Xlba1-2

 

I know its a UK link but its in the USA

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[pdxmike]

Got my Durametric this afternoon - excellent customer service - called and got a great deal on a refurbished unit yesterday AM, shipped by noon yesterday, and in my sweaty trembling hands by this afternoon. Cleared the light in just a couple minutes.


So the codes ended up being 30 - pass airbag and 8 - pass pretensioner - leaving me very stumped as to the cause (did I miss something about these cars having seat belt pretensioners?) But whatever - lights off for now and Im happy.

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