how can i fix and reset

john, November 2008

it worked thank you I am over the moon. its been driving me mad for weeks. a Big thank you again.

Ernest, October 2015

I have just done this and it has worked!!!!

Melane, September 2015

Thanks for the solution, I used the benzerf answer and it worked for me.

I was about to visit my local Nissan dealer to sort it, which would (from past experience) have cost me at least £50 quid just to give them my keys to check it out.

Thanks for your help and thank goodness for the internet!

telem, February 2014

i disconnect my airbag plug and i put it bag in right plase but steel my aribag flashing what can i do do anyone knows plc?nissan micra2005

ahmad, April 2011

Thanks Benzerf!! your solution worked fine for me!! Flashing lights now history. Nissan were pumping up the job so Chris's £100 estimate was probs on the cards! Brilliant post

Aberdeen Boy, April 2011

I tried this and it worked a treat. Nissan dealer said "bring it in" ... no doubt I wouldn't have had much change out of £100. Many thanks

Chris in York, September 2010

benzerf is right, I just did what he said, and the light is gone, thanks for that.

Missbins, April 2010

brilliant ! worked first time, many thanks for help. what would nissan have charged for this simple fix I wonder.

A.D., November 2009

The following was said on the Nissan Forums as well. I'd take it with a pinch of salt, but apparently it worked for them:

Here's the process to reset the air bag light (copied from somewhere else on the forum)... I tried it and it works.

If you have the airbag light, it will show steady for a few seconds (the manual says 7 secs) after you turn the key from off to on (but not start) and then start to flash. Here is how to reset it:

1. Turn the key from off to on.

2. Watch the airbag light closely. It will stay on for a few secs. and then as soon as it blinks off (the start of the flashing), turn the key off instantly.

3. Count to 5 (1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi . . . .)

4. Repeat steps 1-3 two more times until you have done the cycle three times.

5. Now turn the key on and watch the light. It will start blinking in a different, slower manner. This is diagnostic mode. You can watch this for a little while, no hurry.

6. Now turn the key off again, Count to 5 like in step 3 again, and turn back on. If the procedure worked, the airbag light will not be flashing.

If it does not work the first time, just repeat the steps again.

Also check the connections under the drivers seat or the connections to the seat belt pre-tensioner

benzerf, August 2009

I had this on a citreon xsara. It was the earth connection. A new earth sorted the problem out.

DeeJay, November 2008