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Quote: Originally Posted by Richard Crofts (original)

I've been told by a BMW/MINI tech that it only disables the element of the system that the fault was detected on. All other elements of the airbag system stay active if there are no faults registered on them.

R

Yep but until the fault is read you dont know what parts at fault & hence the airbag MAY NOT function ... mine is the seatbelt pretensioner so not a major concern but want to get it fixed soon and will claim the cost back off MINI UK later if I can

Dont trust the car / computer to activate the airbags correctly when the light is on & dont want my passenger to be at risk - this RISK is why we're campaigning for MINI to warranty repair them all as a potential safety issue

According to the guy at VOSA, if the light doesnt come on but the system failed eg. in an accident we'd have a strtonger case; once the warning light is on & you're aware you need to do something - in this case I'm putting the onus back on MINI to fix it under warranty

Contact Customer Service on 01344 426565 & ask your dealer to request Goodwill from MINI UK ...