Airbag fault codes?
Hello folks;
I have a 2006 Mazda 5, auto with around 65K miles on it. I recently started getting an airbag light warning. Specifically, there is a long flash, followed by 9 short flashes. I believe this indicates a fault code #19. However, I don't know what it means. I would appreciate any information and remedies to this.
Thanks.
I have a 2006 Mazda 5, auto with around 65K miles on it. I recently started getting an airbag light warning. Specifically, there is a long flash, followed by 9 short flashes. I believe this indicates a fault code #19. However, I don't know what it means. I would appreciate any information and remedies to this.
Thanks.
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Regards.
Consider the signal 19 to .
+be a "family" fault indicator.
To find the fault you must use a reader to see the codes for to control wiring. In this case the fault on the Mazda5 Air Bag System.
In my case the signal fault came up on the Reader as a high resistance in the control circuit for the #2 Drivers "side airbag" aka as curtain air bag etc.
The Mazda incorporates a typical "Monitored Alarm System" for the wiring. In this a check is made of the resistance or continuity in the wiring to each Air Bag component.
This is to insure that;
A. The wiring has continuity from the signal source to the device being monitored..
B. The wiring has a "load resistor"that provides a known resistance to allow a check for high resistance in the circuit. This is shown on each device.
In my case the read out of the code stated that I had a high resistance. This was found to be a connector at the left rear of the vehicle.
Cleaning the connector solved the problem but only after I purchased a $300 code reader to figure out the problem and spent several days learning how the system is designed.
The kicker in all this is that I was lucky to have a Mazda5 2006 factory manual to look up the codes provided by the Code Reader.
Good Luck.