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How to Reset a Nissan Almera Warning Light
The Nissan Almera, as well as some other Nissans, has a common fault with the airbag light. The Nissan Almera Airbag Warning Light is often inadvertently activated by various things, like:
- Moving a front seat forward
- Accidentally knocking the sensor
- Knocking the wires
- Ramming stuff into your glove box
Nissan Almera Airbag Light Fault
It’s great that your light is flashing as you now know there may be a problem with your car, so off you go to check the wires and connections to find the fault. You then do one of two things. You either find the fault, or in most cases you cannot find a fault. You see, that’s the problem with Nissan Almera Airbag Warning Lights – they frequently go wrong!
Whatever the outcome of your search, you will notice one really annoying thing. The light keeps flashing!
If your warning light hasn’t started to irritate you yet, it will.
Your airbag warning light staying on is not only annoying, but it can be distracting too.
You now have to take your Nissan Almera to the garage and spend a day’s wages on getting it put right, or do you?
Resetting a Nissan Almera Airbag Warning Light
Just follow these simple steps to reset the airbag warning light.
- Put your key in the ignition and turn it until the dashboard lights come on. Do not start the engine.
- Press the button on the inside of the door (pictured below) 5 times before the airbag warning light comes on (you have about 5 seconds so don’t panic).
- Turn the key all the way off as soon as the airbag light goes off.
- Wait a second (I always hear a quiet click from somewhere in the font of the car) then turn your key back to show the lights as before.
- Wait until the airbag warning light goes off, then immediately turn the key back.
- Repeat a few times (usually no more than 5)
- Turn your ignition on and look at the airbag warning light. If it has gone, please leave me a nice comment. If not, repeat these steps a couple of times.
- If the light continues to flash, or you have any doubts, consult a Nissan technician.
I Love My 2003 (53) Nissan Almera
I am writing this post from experience and you can judge my success by the fact that I had to use a picture from the internet for the airbag light image – I have successfully turned mine off so can’t take a photo of the real thing! Let me know if this post helps you.
Consult a Nissan Technician
Please be aware that I am NOT a mechanic and in no way advocate neglecting to speak to a trained technician. I am however, very relieved to have reset my own airbag warning light and want to share this with you. If you have any doubts, please do not substitute my advice for professional expert help. If you fail to reset it within a few attempts, contact your local garage as there may be a more serious fault than just a sensor being out of kilter.
To everyone that commented on the original post – thank you for your interest and I am very pleased to have helped make your life slightly less stressful!
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FANTASTIC!!!!
Girlfriends car due for mot and light had been flashing for some time, put it on computer but no fault found?? this solutions of yours worked first time…I thank you
Timmy
Super!!!!!!!!!!!! thx a lot xx
This has now happened 4 times on my Almera pulse 03 plate. In my case its typically down to having too much stuff in the glove box causing a ‘hidden’ panel to open and expose a sensor. Its happened again on the weekend but I believe because I had to move my seat forward to get a few people in the back. thanks for the good guide, as much as I’ve done this a few times I always forget how its done.
I was so annoyed when this problem appeared today – and this fix worked like a dream! I had to repeat it about five times before it worked, BUT IT WORKED!
Thank you so much.
I had this problem after removing the driver’s seat to remove water that had accumulated in the cavity underneath from a leaky roof window. (That was weird). When I replaced the seat, sure enough the airbag warning was on grrrrr.£££££ signs dancing before my eyes. Your advice seems to have worked. Thanks Molly? And Google.
Thank you it has worked. The flashing red light on the dash was driving me up the wall.
Superb!
It worked
I kept the door of my car closed and followed the instructions…
Thanks a lot !!!
Worked a treat Molly, thanks, Paul
Thank you very much, the airbag light has now reset
thanx for the tip although i had to part with $25 to have my light put out but will remember this tip for future use
thanks mate worked a treat
WOW! I stuffed loads of things into my glove box and a secret hatch came open which I guess triggered the airbag warning light…
Worked for me too Thanks
Worked first time. Thanks a lot, you have saved me some money and cured the annoying light. Cheers.
worked great thank”s
Thanks
garage wouldn’t do it said I had to take to Nissan.
thanks again saved me at least £50
Steve
Thank you very much I no longer have a annoying light flashing in the dash what a relief
thanks again….Alex
the air bag tip / information worked well saved me £110 .00 + well done thanks Dave c
It is good when we get information free. This worked in one try with my Nissan Almera. Thank a lot, keep sharing.
Garnet
supi danke alles geklappt
You are star. It worked for me
thank you
Thank you very much! This really worked for Naissan Almera N16 1.5 DCi 2003. I have already paid three times for the search about problems, but the light always appeared again! Best wishes from Germany!
I’ve used this solutions also on my Almera N16 1.5 DCi 2003. Thank you very much from Italy!
Thank you so very much, sorted my wifes Almera 03, it was the wires under the seat which had been disturbed, a wiggle of wires and did the key thing and hey presto, sorted.
Thank you, you just saved me a load of cash. If you had a donation link I would gladly have made a donation for this info as I do whenever I get great help like yours. May your God bless you and your family.
Awesome…thank you for this advice. We had our Almera taken to the service before, but they told us that airbag computer is destroyed and that we should buy a new one, which is expencive.
We tried this idea and it helps.
Best regards
it worked after second attempt. thank u. 🙂
tank you very muchworks very well,save my life,lol
Worked a treat thank you,easy when you know how! Cheers. Ian
Thank you so much . Our Almera 05 recently failed its Mot because of airbag light. Nissan dealer wanted £600 to replace a “sealed unit” . Your fix worked after 5 goes – seems like magic!
Thumbs up! Works fine
Thank God for this! I saw the flashing seat belt sign come up when I was driving and thought “Oh cr*p, £££££”. What might be of help to others finding this tip is to check the inside top of the glove compartment first. In my case a little cover had dropped down (I think there is some kind of fuse on the other side of it) All I did was push the cover back up THEN followed the procedure and it worked on my car (2000 1.8 Almera) Just to re-iterate what Molly said, the button is not on the hinged part of the door but is where the door fits into the body of the vehicle. Molly, thank you so much!
Top notch….brilliant advice, well explained.
Thanks, worked first time
WOW. I had a new ignition barrel fitted in Feb, since then the airbag light flashed, I thought we maybe didn’t plug it back in properly, so took the fascia all off again and check cable all were secure, I was so pee’d off with the light I stuck blue tac over it so I couldn’t see it flashing, anyway, as my MOT was coming up Iwas thinking I would need to get it looked at at a garage. I am overjoyed that your instructions worked perfectly on my 2001 Almera, so, THANK YOU very very much. xxxx
I usually have no luck with this kind of things however this worked like a charm! Thank you so much! I can now stop having nightmares of airbags going off while I’m driving!
Worked after turning the key on 5 attempts, you dont need to press the door thing though, Gunna put a donation into a charity box next time I pass one.
thank you the tip work no more flashing light brill
I LOVE YOU
Light has been flashing for awhile have tried other suggestions however they did not work, as a last resort before the trip to the garage I tried your suggestion and it has worked, thanks so much for posting I am delighted.
Thanks very much. The sensor housing is a poor design although I did have too many cd’s in the glove box. With the money saved it is time to upgrade to an mp3 player 🙂
I have Nissan 54 plate with the same fault. Spent £20 for a garage to tell me they think its a problem with the SRS/Ecu and advised me to book it in, they said might cost a further £50-100 depending on what they find and the time off work sorting it out. I tried this probably 10-15 times and then eventually when I thought it wasn’t going to work, it worked! Result. Well done for sharing this! Hope your work helps others too.
I have a 2008 Altima Coupe. I took my seat out to fix an issue and subsequently, my airbag light came on. Through my own research, I learned that taking out my seat will cause this issue. But before my research, the dealership said the cost to fix it would be nearly $2,000.
You saved me because your method worked… on the first attempt!! Thanks for sharing!!
Perfect.
Thank you very much.
Great Advice, with the new MOT laws in the UK I was expecting to have to get rid of my car as it wouldnt pass its MOT and the garages and said its a faulty sensor and would cost in excess of £1000 to re-wire the airbags. I tried this not expecting it to work for me as it has been on for 2 years. But first attempt it worked! That you so much, you sir are a legend!!!
Problem gone.thanks
Problem curred.cheers
It worked! Thank you so much!
WOOOOOOO HOOOO!!!
Just come back from Garage, with my Almera failing an MOT for this very reason. Am taking it back Monday for them to perform further diagnostics….
Well, they can shove the diagnostics up where it don’t shine, ‘cos this little beauty made the flashing light GO!
SO SO HAPPY!
Thank you….this IS A GEM!
Have just tried your fix on my 54 plate ALmera and it worked first time. So pleased as its due its MOT this month and I thought i was going to cost loads to fix it. Thanks again.
I had an accident 3 months ago where an idiot crashed into the back of me. It took 3 months of arguing with the insurers to not write my car off. Eventually they accepted a quote from my local garage at a cost of 800 pounds. To my horror the airbag warning light started flashing a week ago, the MOT is due on the 30th of September and the garage said its a failure already and cost more to repair than the car is worth. I googled the fault and came up with your suggestion. I ran to the car in excitement this morning and tried this 5 times. To my absolute joy the light has now gone off. I am so pleased and cannot thank you enough for this! You have saved me a small fortune! Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!
Brilliant hubby had a go and it worked after 3rd attempt, brilliant advice, thanks very much no more annoying flashing light
Run and hide…..My wife has threatened to track you down and give you a big kiss. Once I got the hang of the instructions it appears to have worked. She’s owned the car for 4 years and the light has been flashing constantly through all previous MOTs. This year they failed it due to the lamp. Many thanks for your post.
Thanks a lot – did the job!
I cannot believe it! It worked!!! Thank you so much! I never thought I would have found a solution on a site called mollystropicalplants.com!!! thankyou thankyou thankyou
The warning light on my ’53 Almera started flashing yesterday and my handbook advised taking the car to an authorized dealer for service/repair. I thought I would just google the problem first to check if anyone else had the problem and found this page. My wife had moved the front passenger seat forward yesterday as we had passengers in the back. Can’t remember the last time the seat position had been changed but I gather this is one of the things that can set it off.I tried out the suggested solution and it worked! Don’t know how you found out about this but thanks very much for the tip.
I tryed this a hundred times over a few days with no luck’ untill i read a comment saying about a little door in the glove box” opened it up and clpse it again” tryed turning the keg thing again and it worked 🙂 i love ya people haha thank u so mush’ try this little door on te top of the glovebox if its not working for ya
had four new tyres put on my car and they jacked up the hole car to do the tyres and when i was on my way home i noticed my airbag light had come on and stared to flash so i did your patten to reset it and it worked thanks very much.
Thank You very much!! This was super! Have a 2002 Nissan Almera with a flashing airbarg light, almost booked a service for that (appx. 150,-) BUT then tried this one AND IT WORKED!! Saved my day, thanks a million!
I’m glad to confirm that it works
also for 2004 N16 left hand drive Almera.
Thanks a lot.
Michal
Pushing the button is not necessary. Just reset the computer by turning 5 times quickly the key from position 0(keys in) until the lights come on,( don’t start.)
good luck with or without pushing the button.
wow.great help!! cant believe something as silly as that works!!!!
Many thanks – great advice. Worked for my ’55 Almeira Tino
I am not sure how I haven’t seen you on the news before as you walk amongst us in a God like way. My light has been flashing for some time now and the MoT is imminent. Did your thing and Hey Presto! the flashing light went away. Thank you so, so, much 🙂
This is the 2nd time this has worked for me.Thank you very much
Bingo……!
your a legend, but wait….! Lets test your knowledge. OK, N16 2005 model, Central Locking problem….. the fob doesn’t lock the doors nor will the key on the passenger door do it manually ??? however, the dead lock on the drivers door locks them all no problem ???? Its not a fob issue because I it doesn’t even work with the key so what say you Guru..
Again your a Legend
I failed the test! I don’t know how to fix the lock issue, sorry.
Good luck finding the answer!
Worked a treat first time, many thanks
SUPER IT WORKED FOR ME. THANKS SO MUCH. I ALLWAYS PAID TO SCAN AND RESET IT.
Yesss it works!
Yesterday I came back from my dealer (Nissan Brockhoff in Almere, the Netherlands). They had to do something with the airbag regarding their letter I received. I made an appointment, and when they fixed the problem I drove out of the garage. To my surprise I got a warning that something was not ok with the airbag. I returned and they said that the warning was already in the system before they fixed the problem….!! I had to pay if I wanted them to resolve the problem… yeah right! I found out that this dealer is not so good, found a lot of complaints of several people.
Anyway you helped my a lot! I did what you wrote before and the warning in my display is now gone!! THANKS 🙂
Thanks very much, the trick worked !!! Nissan Almera 2004 . God bless you. South africa .
Thank You so much. You’re an angel. The dealer asked 70 quid to reset it
Thanx solved the problem!
My almera failed its MOT on this and i was looking at a £40 fee to reset it by the garage! Anyway, it took me 5 goes, but worked a treat.
Top job, thanks
Thank you perfect instruction solved it. Saved time and money
Thanks for the tips, worked a treat!
Absolutely BRILLIANT!!! That has been driving me mad for ages – cost me quite a lot of money to have it ‘diagnosed’ and reset at the garage.
Thank you sooo much x
This won’t work for me ? it happened before, brought it to the garage and it cost 250 to get fixed but a week later it happened again! Can anybody help?
Thank u soooooooooooo much it works 1st time
Thanks seem to work
Thanks so much, it took a few attempts but worked
I have an Almera perfect 2003 and it worked.
Thanks a lot it’s great.
Thanks
Works…but for me, without pushing the side button
Many thanks for this. My son had driven my 04 Almera Tino and moved the driver’s seat. Shortly after I had moved it back to its original position the warning light appeared but I didn’t connect the two events until I read your instructions. Light was reset at 5th attempt. Thanks very much – donation left – enjoy your coffee – you’ve earned it.