Malfunction Lamp / Indicator: Description and Operation

Airbag Indicator Lamp
The airbag indicator lamp is an instrument cluster mounted lamp that will momentarily light whenever the ignition switch is turned from Off to Run if the airbag system is working correctly. If the system is not functioning properly, the lamp will fail to light, stay on continuously or light in a flashing mode, if a system defect exists and the lamp is malfunctioning, an audible tone will be heard. If a malfunction occurs after the system prove out, the lamp will light either continuously or in a coded flashing mode.


Tone Generator
A series of five sets of five tones will be heard if the readiness lamp is out and a malfunction occurs in the system. The tone pattern will repeat periodically until the malfunction and lamp outage are serviced.