I am a new owner of a 92 camaro and it does not have a owner's manual. the INFL REST light started blinking when i start my car and i dont know what it means

 

INFLATABLE RESTRAINT (air bag)

It's supposed to blink for 5 seconds or so when you first turn it on so you knwo the air bag system is working okay.

In other words, no problem here....

 

Yep. Self-check. You only need to be concerned if it either doesn't blink or stays on steady.

 

I am not sure about the Camaro, but If I remember right it should Blink 7 times... It is going through a systems/Diagnositic Check.

In some cars IF the bulb burns out, broken, or removed then THere is another light that comes on, not sure if tis the seatbelt light or the SES light...

Check your Owners Manual, usually there is a wealth of info in there about it.

John

 

the light should come with the ignition on just for a bulb check than go out. If it is flashing it is sending a code for the air bag system.

 

That's not correct - at least for my 91 Bird. Owners manual says it should blink, and if it doesn't - or stays on blinking - that's when you have a problem. Please check your info, mrbestwrench, and for the applicable years....

 

Mine too!

 

i tryed stabing a hole im my friends airbag. it seems there is a hard piece of something inside there so i couldnt get to it

 

What a friend you are

 

he said do it. he just didnt want to be in the drivers seat when i did it. he thought it was going to go off when i hit it. but it didnt.lol

 

And if it did go off you would have broken your arm..

John

 

wow. you're smart!

heres what you do... take that yeller wire hangin under da dash, lean over the wheel and touch it to power on the fuse box... be sure you're leaning far over the steering wheel when ya do dat... it helps if you just set your face on the center.








(this outta help the gene pool some)

 

Is that eligable for the Darwin Award?

John

 

only if he does it and kills himself...
if he just mames/burns himself, it doesnt count.

 

My steering wheel appears to have the center portion misaligned because I can see some yellowy plastic poking out from the black leather center portion of the wheel. Lately my INFL REST light has been coming on at random and staying on for a few minutes at a time and then going back off so I have a few questions:

1. Should I attempt to remove the center black portion of the wheel to re-align the portion with the yellowy plastic underneath? Will the airbag deploy if I attempt to do so?

2. What could cause that INFL REST light to just come on at random when the wheel has been misaligned for a long time now? Any ideas?

Thanks for your help!

-Kyle-

 

The recommended procedure for removing the Airbag is to disconnect the battery for 20 Min or so, before doing your work. This gives everything a chance to discharge so you don't have an accidental spark etc.

I recommend Reading the service manual for your car FIRST and use a certified mechanic for the process if you have any doubts.

John

 

Okay so theres all this talk about flashing and turning off. But how about if it flashes and then stays on for the time that i drive it? Is there an error code that will tell me why its on? I dont want an airbag to the face for stopping at a red light.

I just watched it this morning and it flashes 7 times. but after the 7th it flashes on and stays on for aslong as the key is in the ignition.

 

THen you may have something wrong... It probably is a bad sensor or a sensor is unplugged...

 

I have a 91 Z28 and it had the 'infl rest' light that stayed on, but it was only a missing 10a fuse for 'SIR'. I put in a 10a fuse and it now blinks and goes off as it should. Just a reminder to try checking the fuse first.

 

If the air bag light is on that just means the system is deactivated due to a malfunction. The air bag will not deploy in the event of an accident if the light is on.

 

so u r saying that the airbag if that is what the infl rest light in my 91 camaro will not just deploy and if it stays on the whole time i am driving i definitely have a airbag issue. also what if it doesnt have an airbag

 

Airbags, schmairbags, who needs 'em? Remember back in the day, the 1950s, dashboards had chrome bullets for radio ***** and metal trim rings on the steering wheels, if you got in an accident they would hose the blood off and sell the car to the next unsuspecting victim.

 

In reality we drove safer in those days too, knowing that in the event of an accident we were less likely to survive.

John

 

Ok here's the ? how do you clear the light. I got rid of my stock wheel and airbag for a GT Grant wheel.


J

 

When I bought my 90 iroc someone had already removed the airbag wheel and installed a grant wheel, but it was missing the horn components, so I picked up a late 80's style wheel and I just pulled out the bulb for the airbag light.

 

lmao wow! thats true

 

Mine flashes afew times but sometimes it stays on steady It worries me even it the light is off the bag wont go off if I get in a crash.

 

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I have owned my Bird for a little while now and this is the first time the light has come on. I have an aftermarket steering wheel installed prior to me and the light bugs the hell out of me.

 

take apart the dash and remove the light bulb

 

I was hoping for a better fix...

 

what better fix is there? you no longer have an air bag. Only other option I could see is maby a chip that removes the air bag monitoring system? idk, not sure how the air bag system actually works.

But i do know that since the parts to make it function arent there you can clear the code all you want but it will keep coming back because the problem still exists

 

So, if the light flashes, and then stays illuminated (and will occasionally flash a few times while driving, then back to illuminated) is there a danger of it going of randomly?

 

Those of us who have experienced an airbag want to never repeat the experience. But in my state the law has serious penalties for driving with a disabled or malfunctioning air bag system. It's a big part of the annual safety inspection. The solution is to only drive cars built before 1990. Our "genius" lawmakers are mostly chauffered, and when the few do drive, they drive so slow that they have no idea how bad airbags are. If you would always use a properly functioning 3-point seatbelt, then no airbag could ever contribute anything. No more broken noses. There's one other option. Move out of the crooked-government US of A, to a country with more intelligent laws.

 

OK.. I'll try to make this simple. If there are no Mods to to car, and the light comes on, there's a problem. If you have replaced you wheel, deleted the Ecm, or rigged the wiring. Your AB is probably inactive. Just pull the dash, and remove the bulb. Don't drive like an *** and you will be fine.

 

does anyone know if its needed to reset the infl light after cleaning contacts/ground on the sensors?

 

Well I Jst Changed My Ignition Switch
And I Finally Turned It On Nd It Was Running Good But Den Wen I Went ToTest Drive It Drove Good Untill The INFL Rest Light Showed Up Nd Turned Off The Car I Dont Know What To Do It Was Sitting Dere For Aye While Because Da Ignition cylinder Was Mested Up But I Change It Nd Now Itz Doing Dat

 

Translation:
I just changed my ignition switch and I finally turned it on. It was running good, then I went on a test drive and it drove good until the INFL REST light showed up. The car turned off, I don't know what to do it was sitting there for a while because the ignitiion cylinder was messed up but I changed it and now it is doing that.

In all honesty it sounds again like the ignition switch or something along those lines. I think the INFL REST light might be one of the lights that will come on when the car is on but no longer running, or if there was a blip in the power.

It sounds electrical, and probably a pain to find.

John