Audi
Crash shut-down activated: the airbag module told the engine to stop. It usually means the car has had a crash with airbag deployment.
P1609 fault code: what it means
P1609: Crash shut-down activated: the airbag module told the engine to stop. It usually means the car has had a crash with airbag deployment.
Usual causes, most likely first
- accident with airbag deployment
- airbag module crash signal logged
P1609 by make
Skoda
Crash shut-down activated: the airbag module told the engine to stop. It usually means the car has had a crash with airbag deployment.
Volkswagen
Crash shut-down activated: the airbag module told the engine to stop. It usually means the car has had a crash with airbag deployment.
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Before you clear it
Write the code down or photograph the scanner first. A code that comes straight back after clearing points to a fault that is still there. A car whose codes were cleared just before you arrived may be hiding one: the scanner's readiness monitors show "not ready" for a while after codes are cleared.
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