Do I need to go to the dealer to have the SRS light turned off on my 2001 Civic?

It came on for unknown reasons about 2 months ago in the winter. Any idea why it is on and how to turn it off would be great!|||First of all, Autozone won't be able to turn the SRS light off as they only have the generic scan tool and that doesn't do the Honda SRS system.





There are about 15 reasons the light can come on. some of them are minor, such as a switch inside the seat belt buckle that senses when you have the seatbelt latched (a very common problem on civics) and some are more involved (the clockspring in the steering wheel or the airbags themselves). Each time the light comes on the computer stores a code to indicate why the light is on. As the test is run each time the ignition is turned on the chances of the light coming right back after you clear it are pretty strong if you're not making repairs.





you don't have to go to a dealer to have the code or codes retrieved. Any competent body shop can do it using the two pin connector under the steering wheel. they can retrieve the "blink code' and tell you what the problem is. If it is in the seat belt then you should take it to the dealer as Honda has a lifetime warranty on the seatbelts and that would be a covered item and replaced at no charge.





hope that helps|||go to auto zone an they will check it for free and then they will ask you if you want it reset but if there is a problem it will come back on the question is when????|||Use gaffa tape and you wont notice it!