Hi i have a 1998 BMW 323is. the air bag light will not go off. what can be the problem. i disconnected the batt. to reset. but did not work. so what can i do to fix this air bag light. thank you rob

it might be an immobilizer problem

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Unfortunately, BMW is a pain - in -the - **** and only a BMW dealer or an independent shop with BMW tools can reset this.

Chances are it's the airbag clockspring mechanism behind the horn in the steering wheel, they wear out and cause the light to flash. There is no reset for the light. If it's on, you have a short or a bad connection. The clockspring is available at most auto parts stores and installs with a few screws. Make sure you disconnect the battery before you do anything related to the airbag because you don't want it to go off while you are working on it.

YOU ARE WRONG '' YOUR AIR BAG SENSOR OR MODULE IS WHERE YOU SHOULD LOOK AT

Take your car to the dealer. when you have proven ownership with your registration they will look up your radio code

The side impact air bag in the door? Unhook the battery. Wait 5 minutes, then unbolt it and unplug it. It will be fine. Don't hook up the battery with the air bag unplugged to test the window, it will set a trouble code and the air bag light will be on until you go to the dealer and have it reset. Just make sure before you hook the battery back up the airbag is bolted back in place and plugged in.

need to be reset by a garage sry

There must be a problem with the air bag system for the light to be on, if the system was o.k. the light would be off and have a stored code. You cannot reset this light with a generic obd2 scanner. You need to access the air bag system and read what codes it has stored. Good Luck.

more than one plug disconnect or a ground problem