2003 Audi A4 Airbag ODBII codes visibility

May 20, 2017 5 Replies

A friend has got dashboard airbag warning lights, but a cheap ODBII* scanner is immediately not showing any codes. Are they stored in a peculiar location that might not be being read - something requiring a better scanner tool?



Or does he need to RTFM.....


  • INTEY OBDII Car Vehicle Fault Code Reader Auto Diagnostic Scan Tool, Read and Clear Error Codes for 2000 or later US, European and Asian OBD2 Protocol Vehicle
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An ordinary reader only looks at the engine systems.

IIRC, ODB is a standard more to do with emissions, so may well not read codes which don't refer to that.

Adrian Caspersz formulated on Saturday :

That will only read and clear codes stored by the engine ECU. To read other ECU codes something more specialised is needed.

Thanks all, mystery solved then :)

Best solution is VCDS.

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