Subaru Legacy (2005 year). Manual - part 898

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Airbag Warning Light Illumination Pattern

7. Airbag Warning Light Illumi-

nation Pattern

A: INSPECTION

Turn the ignition switch ON, and confirm that the
airbag warning light remains on for approx. 6 sec-
onds then go off afterwards.

(1) Airbag warning light

(2) Approx. 6 sec.

(3) Ignition switch ON

AB-00135

(1)

(2)

(3)

OFF

ON

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Read Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC)

8. Read Diagnostic Trouble 

Code (DTC)

A: OPERATION

1) Remove the instrument panel lower cover under.
2) Disconnect the ground terminal harness from
check connector harness on the side of heater unit.

NOTE:
The harness (black) of ground terminal is wrapped
by tapes with the harness of check connector.
3) Turn the ignition switch to ON.
4) Connect one of the ground terminals to the
check connector terminal No. 2.

CAUTION:
Do not connect the ground terminal to the con-
nector except for the check connector terminal 
No. 2.
5) Read the DTC by identifying the blinking pattern
of airbag warning light.
The airbag warning light blinks a DTC correspond-
ing to the faulty parts.
The long segment (1.2 sec. on) indicates a “two -
digit”, and the short segment (0.3 sec. on) indicates
a “one-digit”.

NOTE:
• “List of Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC)” <Ref. to
AB(diag)-38, List of Diagnostic Trouble Code
(DTC).>
• “Airbag Warning Light Failure” <Ref. to AB(diag)-
34, Airbag Warning Light Failure.>.

AB-01199

AB-00847

1

2 3

4 5

6 7

8

9 10

11 12

13 14

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Read Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC)

6) Turn the ignition switch to OFF, and disconnect
the ground terminal from diagnosis connector ter-
minal No. 2.
7) Wind the tape around the ground terminal and
return it to its original position.

(1)

For example

(3)

Blinking code 21:

(5)

Sec.

(2)

Blinking code 12:

(4)

Blinking normal code:

(2)

(1)

(3)

(4)

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

(5)

(5)

(5)

10

1.2

10

10

10

10

1

1

1

1

10

1

1

1.2

1.2

0.6

0.6

0.3

0.3

0.3

1.2

0.3

0.3

1.2

0.3

0.3

AB-00137

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Inspection Mode

9. Inspection Mode

A: PROCEDURE

Recreate the circumstance by referring to the con-
ditions described in the checklist.