michael66899

Alright so I have a 2001 A4 (sold the car in my sig) and a long with many others my airbag light is on. Vag-com reads...
1 Fault Found:
00588 - Airbag Igniter; Driver Side (N95)
32-00 - Resistance too High

So I've always heard about the resistor mod so I figured I'd pick one up and it would fix it, not! So I bought a 4.7ohm 1/2 watt resistor, unplugged my battery, put the resistor in (pic below), plugged the battery back in, plugged in my vag-com and cleared the code, and two seconds later what do you know... air bag light back on, same code. Anyone have any ideas, or did I just make a stupid mistake somewhere? Anything helps, thanks guys.

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shawfm

the controler for the airbag is defective. The mod assumes that everything else is working properly and only the airbag is disconnected.

artemm

strapping the harnesses before the resistor? I cleaned the contacts, but that wasn't enough, I needed a cable tie or two around the harnesses for those bumpy roads (or passengers who adjust their seats too often.)

michael66899

Ya I did both, a lot of electrical cleaner in both sides and two zip ties, same result...

michael66899

I don't know a whole lot about electronics but does that mean I was just off with the 4.7 and I need a 2.7ohm resistor? And how do I know if I need a 1/4 watt 1/2 watt etc.??