Resetting SRS error

[KillerHERTZ]

Over the weekend while solidering the upper facelift controls on my dash I managed to stupidly let 2 of them touch which resulted in fusing one of the fuses.

Aswell as the fuse blowing the STS error appeared, I have replaced the fuse which fixed all of the problems accept the SRS fault.

Is this simply a case of going to my indy to reset the fault on STAR?

 

[m2287]

I think so yes... There is a guy in milton who can reset it, he did mine for £20 before... He is in the industrial next to c&r tyres. Tell him Aidan with the cl55 amg sent you if you go!

 

[BlackC55]

Yes.

There is a slip possibility that you have shorted the control unit.

Remember always disconnect the battery.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Yes.

There is a slip possibility that you have shorted the control unit.

Remember always disconnect the battery.

2 of the wires were brown, so the only way I could figure out what went to what was to connect the battery...

How much is a new Control unit?

 

[wemorgan]

How much will an indi charge to reset the airbag lights vs. how much is a DIY fault code reader that can also reset such lights? Might be a worthwhile investment.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Spoke to my indy who cant fit me in for the best part of a week, reckons they can fix themselves from time to time.

I will leave it until next week, he will only charge me peanuts to do it.

fingers crossed I havent bust it for good! in the meanwhile have I lost all 6 airbags?

Good idea about investing in a fault reader

 

[BlackC55]

AB control units are £400 iirc.

Don't bother with a code reader. Most aftermarket ones won't do srs. Most aftermarket readers don't pull all the codes either.

Remember. The code is not all the info that you may need.

 

[wemorgan]

I hear what you're saying BlackC55 - but are MB diagnostics very different to other OEM?

From my experience of other marques:

£10 reader will read basic fault codes, reset some but not SRS
£50 reader will read most codes, reset all those including SRS
£200 reader will read all codes plus other tools

The £50 reader seems a sensible purchase to me and pays for itself on the first use.

 

[BlackC55]

Yes they are. Most others that I've use are poor compared to the Star.

 

[Pendragon]

Car Soft is pretty good.

 

[m2287]

I was given one of those £50 eBay readers and it won't clear the srs light on my merc. Is good with engine management codes though.

 

[markjay]

The Autel MaxiDiag EU702 will read and reset MB-specific codes e.g. SRS/Airbags, ABS/ESP, etc, in addition to the standard engine/transmission OBDII codes, but obviously it isn't MB STAR. Also it was never updated so still sold with software that only recognises MB cars built before 2008. But I am happy with it, it both read and cleared my SRS faults at the time (until olly finally fixed the problem). It costs £150-£200.

http://www.autel-tech.com/eu02.htm

 

[sjmaxwell]

I have an Autel 804, super bit of kit and does SRS lights even on my 2013 E Class