Help! Airbags deployed & my car won't start!
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Help! Airbags deployed & my car won't start!
I was just drivin down the freeway late last night when all of a sudden.... POW! Got hit in the face with the airbag.... For absolutely no reason!
But that's not what I'm concerned about... what I am concerned about is that my car won't start now! What can I do to start the car?
But that's not what I'm concerned about... what I am concerned about is that my car won't start now! What can I do to start the car?
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Holy cow! That's scary as hell...I'm very glad you weren't injured as a result of that incident.
Warranty or not, I'd be on the phone with MINI telling them what happened, the potential for disaster, and seeking their input on what my next steps should be.
If the car won't start, use your AAA or whatever roadside assistance you have (if you have) and get the car to a dealer. It needs a good going over anyway after what happened. I'd be left wondering, "what else is wrong?!". :impatient
Warranty or not, I'd be on the phone with MINI telling them what happened, the potential for disaster, and seeking their input on what my next steps should be.
If the car won't start, use your AAA or whatever roadside assistance you have (if you have) and get the car to a dealer. It needs a good going over anyway after what happened. I'd be left wondering, "what else is wrong?!". :impatient
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#8
the car will lock its self down for I think a few hours. If not for a few hours you have to reset the obd II codes.
This happened on our mm.org's mmglc crossing to Mini Fireman's wifes car. If i remember correctly we called a flat bed and just about the time it got there the car started right up.
good luck.
This happened on our mm.org's mmglc crossing to Mini Fireman's wifes car. If i remember correctly we called a flat bed and just about the time it got there the car started right up.
good luck.
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I was just drivin down the freeway late last night when all of a sudden.... POW! Got hit in the face with the airbag.... For absolutely no reason!
But that's not what I'm concerned about... what I am concerned about is that my car won't start now! What can I do to start the car?
But that's not what I'm concerned about... what I am concerned about is that my car won't start now! What can I do to start the car?
Damn J, thats crazy. let me know.
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There is an explosive bolt..
in that orange thinggy back by the battery. It opens the high current path up to the engine and the starter so there won't be shorts that dump the battery in an accident. For the sort term, you may be able to jump over this with one "half" of a set of jumper cables, but I don't know if the ECU will let you do anything with everything shot. So try that, and after you've hooked it up, disconnect the battery for a bit (I remember some one had issues with something like the car not starting after disconnecting one of the voltage paths), hook it up and crank her over!
Matt
Matt
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in that orange thinggy back by the battery. It opens the high current path up to the engine and the starter so there won't be shorts that dump the battery in an accident. For the sort term, you may be able to jump over this with one "half" of a set of jumper cables, but I don't know if the ECU will let you do anything with everything shot. So try that, and after you've hooked it up, disconnect the battery for a bit (I remember some one had issues with something like the car not starting after disconnecting one of the voltage paths), hook it up and crank her over!
Matt
Matt
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I'm a little suspicious about this "airbags blow for no reason" story. What's really up? There are several concerned people here, both for you as well as for our cars. We need a few more details- or are you trying to restart a car under suspicious circumstances, like stealing from a salvage yard? What's really up here?
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If the airbags deploy (for whatever reason), there is a device called a "battery safety terminal" that disconnects at the battery to protect against short circuits and fire in case of major vehicle damage. The positive terminal on the battery cable has a black housing. Two heavy gauge wires come from this terminal. One leads directly from the ternimal to an orange-and-black box next to the battery. Inside this box is a 250 amp fuse. This fuse protects every single electrical accessory in the car except for the starter and the alternator field. Those last two draw (and supply) far too much current to practically fuse, so instead they get their own circuit via the BST. If the airbags deploy and the system decides the conditions are severe enough, it also will blow the tiny explosive 'bolt' inside the terminal. This will pop the cable off of the battery terminal clamp, then the battery cable gets held in place from accidently reconnecting by hooks inside the black plastic housing. If you try jiggling the bog red wire coming from this housing, you'll probably find that it is loose. You will need to replace the BST assembly to restore power. You can jury-rig a connection to temporarily restore power, but doing this leaves an unsafe condition should you get into a severe crash.
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