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 preten
- 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
Follow the sequence, stop when evidence changes the path, and verify the exact vehicle information before acting.
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.