Help identifying this IDIOT light??

[K9Kev]

Hey all,

I have a light going on in my instrument panel, lower right bezel, looks like a guy sitting in a seat with a ball on his lap..... Anyone know what this is??

[B00MER]

Probably the pressure sensor on the passenger side seat, its just to keep the airbag from deploying if it thinks theres not a person in the seat but like some object... safety issue, i believe you can pull a fuse to reset it but if its staying on your sensor may be acting up.

[EZCORPION]

check manuel

[ozzo]

Manuel say - "si, ju wanna check da manual. Es prolly endeer."

:wave:

[Intox]

Manuel say - "si, ju wanna check da manual. Es prolly endeer."

:wave:

Classic!

[WrenchJeff]

It`s the air bad light. If you have audio controls in your steering wheel check to see if they are working. If they are not odds are you need a clockspring. So far the only air bag problem I have seen on LX`s is the clockspring.

[DFWcharger]

I just started having this problem too, my audio controls work and it only happens every now and then

[WrenchJeff]

Clock spring

[DFWcharger]

What the Damn is a clock spring? Can I fix this myself?

[WrenchJeff]

In a nutshell it`s what all the circuits for the driver airbag, horn and switches in the steering wheel run through.

The clockspring is a mechanical electrical circuit component that is used to provide continuous electrical continuity between the fixed instrument panel wire harness and the electrical components mounted on or in the rotating steering wheel. On our chargers the rotating electrical components include the driver airbag, horn switch and the steering wheel switches.

The clockspring case is positioned and secured to Steering Column Control Module (SCCM) mounting housing near the top of the steering column. The connector terminals on the tail of the fixed clockspring case connect the clockspring to the vehicle electrical system through the self-docking connector in the instrument panel wire harness.

The clockspring rotor is movable and is keyed to the steering column shaft that is molded onto the rotor hub. The lobe on the turn signal cancel cam on the lower surface of the clockspring rotor hub contact a turn signal cancel actuator of the multi-function switch to provide automatic turn signal cancellation.

Two short, yellow-sleeved pigtail wires on the upper surface of the clockspring rotor connect the clockspring to the multistage driver airbag, while a steering wheel wire harness connects the two connector receptacles on the upper surface of the clockspring rotor to the horn switch feed pigtail wire connector and, if the vehicle is so equipped, to the optional steering wheel switches on the steering wheel.

Like the clockspring in a clock or a watch, the clockspring tape has travel limits and can be damaged by being wound too tightly during full stop-to-stop steering wheel rotation. To prevent this from occurring, the clockspring is centered when it is installed on the steering column. Centering the clockspring indexes the clockspring tape to the movable steering components so that the tape can operate within its designed travel limits. However, if the clockspring is removed from the steering column or if the steering shaft is disconnected from the steering gear, the clockspring spool can change position relative to the movable steering components.


In our LX`s the clockspring is located within the SCCM. If the clockspring has to be replaced.

And to answer your other question, if you are not very well familiar with any of this, you should not attempt to replace it yourself. Besides, you need to get it checked so that you`re 100% sure this is the problem.

I apologize for the long post but you asked.

[Rev Scorpion]

nice write-up Jeff!!

A few years ago I used to have to replace clocksprings in Dodges all the time - like once a month.

They are fairly easy to replace but as Jeff said, you want to be sure that is what it really is. The springs are not cheap.

If you arent comfortable with the safety practices of working around the airbags then you should not try it.
Besides the possibility of incorrectly installing it and gaining nothing, there is always the chance (tiny, but possible) of the airbag discharging - even out of the car.