Did you try resetting to see if it comes back?

 

Yes I did.. Came back pretty quick, so I'm assuming it's another break possibly

 

Don't pull the seat out. You remove two bolts near the base in the front and remove two plastic pieces from the tracks in the rear. The seat then hinges back toward the back seat. You will need a 10 mm triple square bit to remove the two bolts. This will allow you to check the connections with out removing the seat possibly causing more damage.

 

Thanks! Ya I did that when I changed my battery last year. If the igniter was bad I'd believe that I'd get a different code, correct?

 

I can't say, not something I have ever had to deal with. So I can't advise you on this at all. It may be something you want to run by a dealer or a good indy shop.

 

I wasn't sure if it was something you experienced. But I appreciate your feedback

 

Hey i had the same issue as you,
Got the code, clearing it only made it come back
At the next startup. Then i checked the vw tsb for the repair and the connector was already removed, but to my surprise vw did a pretty poor repair

What i did was cut away those splice connectors used a higher gauge cable than one original to make it a little longer from the sections i cut. Then used solder to make connections perfect, some shrink tubes and tie wraps. Voila no need to change the airbag.

 

Thanks for your input! That's actually what I did, worked perfect, air bag light hasn't been on since. Their splice connectors were so cheesy..

 

Just got the air bag fault. Are the connectors under the driver's seat on a T2?
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if you have a side airbag on the seat, yes they sure are
driver and passenger should be found at approx the same location

 

The code on mine was for the drivers side, but yes both sides have them. If the repair was done by VW their fix used yellow tape I believe.

 

My wife was driving the Touareg today and called me with the news that the air bag light is illuminated near the speedometer. She also said the "passenger airbag off" light near the A/C controls was also illuminated even though my son was in the passenger seat. I'll run a VCDS scan when I get home tomorrow to see what fault code is stored.
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what you describe is normal, the fault is affecting the occupancy sensor funcntion as well and it's telling you airbag malfunction (due to the side igniter high resistance)

 

Well the fault code was:

1 Fault Found: 00591 - Seat Belt Switch; Driver (E24)
008 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent - MIL ON

This is what ROSS TECH WIKI says:

00591 - Seat Belt Switch; Driver (E24): Resistance too High
Possible Symptoms Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) active
Possible Causes Wiring/Connectors from/to Seat Belt Switch; Driver (E24)
faulty Seat Belt Switch; Driver (E24) faulty Seat Belt Microswitch (F140) faulty
Possible Solutions Check Wiring/Connectors from/to Seat Belt Switch; Driver (E24)
Check Seat Belt Switch; Driver (E24) Check Seat Belt Microswitch (F140)
Check Measuring Value Blocks (MVB)

I cleared the code and drove a few miles and the warning and indicator didn't return.

Does anyone know where the seatbelt switch and/or seatbelt microswitch is located?
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Oh, and the measuring block shows "yes" when buckle inserted and "no" when released so the receptacle recognizes the buckle. At least for now.
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I would still check the wiring, esp if the seat is moved a lot. I added about 3in of wire and looped it a little different so the harness moved more freely instead of having one pivot point
Also I soldered everything, use shrink tubing and used nice cloth electrical tape

 

Although it's almost 6 years old, it only has 20k miles and I'm the main driver so the seat doesn't move much.

I took a look under the passenger seat and didn't see a yellow connector box. I'll take a closer look later today.

I wonder if I call my local VW dealer they will know if the TSP for the airbag wire was addressed?
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Dealer or VWOA with your vin

 

I just got this fault too today....grrrr

Is the dealer responsible to correct this despite the warranty being expired...?

Since there's a TSB for this, I would say yes, but....just want to make 1 000 000% sure....!

Thanks

 

You shouldn't be getting this on a '10. Was just an issue on the 04 V8 due to a wire harness being too short. The TSB was only for that year. If you in fact do have this year change what year Touareg you have in your sig since it makes things very confusing.

 

Looking at the yellow connector will tell you nothing!

The wires have pulled apart inside it

Extend the wiring.

Clear the code.

 

Was the seat pulled out since you have owned it? If so someone did not just tilt it back but rather took out all four bolts and probably screwed up the plug before it was unplugged. Only thing it can be since this was not an issue after 04. I'd say the plug got messed up somehow.

 

Not that I know of...I own this truck since April 2013 and got no issues so far...

I'll tilt the seat this week-end and I'll take a look at the connectors...!

 

So many post of faulty buckl switch. Simply VW has faulty buckle switches. I have asked local mechanic working for Dealer and he said that most of the vw cars at some point are returning to garage with this issue. Its ignorance of vw that they are selling 150$ a part which should work 100years but instead just few.
Anyway i have tried to fing if it is possible to tell airbag unit do discard driverside switch signal and assume it to be true. But havent found anything. So the best way is to cut the connector and solder resistor.
If the buckle mechanism if not broken then o don't advise to open it . Becaise it will never close the same way it supppre to.

 

Bringing this up from the dead.
In the same boat.
04 V6 3.2.
01217 - Side Airbag Igniter; Driver Side (N199)
001 -- Upper Limit Exceeded - MIL ON

 

Redid the wiring fix. No luck.

 

Found out I have a non working lumbar adjustment button on the driver side only. Passenger side working fine. Might be this module or the wiring there has something to do with my airbag error. All other buttons are working except the lumbar one.


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