What this warning means
A warning light identifies a system, condition, or protection strategy. It does not authorize a parts replacement by itself.
A warning lamp signals a condition or protection strategy. Its color, behavior, messages, and companion symptoms control urgency.
- 01IdentifySRS · caution urgency
- 02AssessArrange qualified SRS diagnosis. Keep hands, test equipment, and unauthorized wiring changes away from airbag and pretensioner circuits.
- 03PreserveLamp timing / Recent collision or interior work
- 04CheckRecord the lamp and any recent seat, battery, collision, water, or interior work. / Do not disconnect, probe, or power airbag connectors as a general test.
- 05VerifyFollow the vehicle source and confirm the warning stays resolved
Record the exact symbol, color, steady-versus-flashing behavior, messages, and other lamps before clearing evidence.
Safe first checks
Record the lamp and any recent seat, battery, collision, water, or interior work.
Use the vehicle's owner/service information when the check depends on a location, specification, service mode, or scan-tool function.
Do not disconnect, probe, or power airbag connectors as a general test.
Use the vehicle's owner/service information when the check depends on a location, specification, service mode, or scan-tool function.
Use the vehicle-approved scan procedure and service information.
Use the vehicle's owner/service information when the check depends on a location, specification, service mode, or scan-tool function.
Confirm the lamp self-check behavior only as described by the vehicle manual.
Use the vehicle's owner/service information when the check depends on a location, specification, service mode, or scan-tool function.
Evidence worth preserving
Lamp timing
Recent collision or interior work
Water intrusion or connector damage
SRS module codes from approved equipment
Can you keep driving?
Safety boundary
SRS / airbag professional boundary
Airbags and pretensioners can deploy unexpectedly when serviced incorrectly. Follow the exact service procedure or use qualified restraint-system service.