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Faulty Signal - Intermittent Fault



Checking Wiring





- Ignition off.
- Remove the connector from the driver's airbag.
- Ignition on.

Connect an oscilloscope between driver's airbag #1 and ground. Check for an intermittent short-circuit to ground according to Checking wiring and terminals - Intermittent faults.
Checking Wiring and Terminals - Intermittent Faults

The oscilloscope should now display a spiked pulse with an interval of approximately 500 ms.

If the value deviates there is a short-circuit in the cable.

Replace the cable harness.