While Changing Steering Wheel Triggered Air Bag System.... Help!

[driver4567]

Hello all, I bought an R34 GTT a while ago, i went to get a safty certificate in QLD and was told my steering was too small. It had a momo steering. So i went out and bought a new one, screwed off the momo one. And while fitting the new one, a wire touched the boss kit which was linked to negative, and i heard a pfffft noise like the car did something which i believed was the action used to inflat the air bag if i had one. I didn't see any gas though.

I now can't start the car, an air bag light keeps flashing, and it's all most like i have no starter motor. I turn the key to start, and even though the dash is on, nothing at all happens.

Behind the steering wheel up the middle of the boss kit was wire for the horn, and then 2 wires for the air bag, which the head of was covered with a cap. A little down from the cap the wires were crimed in to a plastic thing. One of the wires slipped out of this crimp when i didn't realise, and then touched the boss kit.

The worst thing i could have of done is have the key turned to on. I had it on on, cause i wanted to test the horn part way.

So my question is what should I do? Any hints on how to fix it, what has actually happened, do you think i've blown fuse's.

The passenger seat has an air bag, nothing happened with it.

I've read the manuel it just says take it to Nissan.

PS. I live in Brisbane, so if i need to take it some where does any one know some good places.

Thanks in advance

Edited January 31, 2007 by driver4567

[SKY 34]

It's odd that the engineering place allow you to remove airbag...

[driver4567]

Ok, i worked it out. The Air Bag system went in to diagnostic mode. And needed to be reset. To do this, i had to open the car door, then insert the key in to the ignition, turn it to the on position, and then open and close the door 10 times in 10 seconds. then turn the ignition off. And the Air Bag system was then reset.

Everything is now back to normal (very happy)

I learnt how to do this from a few sites:

http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/222739 (this one is the one i used)

http://www.auto-talk.net/how-to/infiniti-g...-g35-coupe.html

http://www.auto-talk.net/how-to/infiniti-g...-g35-sedan.html

So yeah the car is working fine, and hopefully one day if i crash the Air bag system for the passenger seat still works.

Edited February 4, 2007 by driver4567

[braadz]

did it turn off the airbag light? cause usually you'd have to goto nissan to plug into their computer

[MAYHEM]

Ok, i worked it out. The Air Bag system went in to diagnostic mode. And needed to be reset. To do this, i had to open the car door, then insert the key in to the ignition, turn it to the on position, and then open and close the door 10 times in 10 seconds. then turn the ignition off. And the Air Bag system was then reset.

Everything is now back to normal (very happy)

I learnt how to do this from a few sites:

http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/222739 (this one is the one i used)

Hi Driver,

Your post was a GREAT HELP !!! Fixed the problem with the flashing airbag light straight away!!