I have an SRS light on my 1997 Honda accord. I have had numerous technicians look for it and failed. They have checked behind the steering column, ashtray, front passenger carpet (side of centre column) engine bay and boot. Is there anyone with any answers or experience with this?

 

Is it the OBD? It is behind the center ashtray. You have to pull out the ashtray to see or access it.

 

Thank you for your reply celicool. I have had a thorough look and I can see the SRS unit but not a connection point for a diagnostic kit.

 

Hope this helps

 

Lol, then find another shop.


The SCS connector is on the right side under the dash. Sometimes its wrapped up in tape.



Any seasoned technician knows this.......

 

Sweet! There is a port on the SRS unit. I'm gunna get it looked into. Thanks all!

 

HAH!

This is a mostly US based board so you may not get the correct answers for your car unless you state where your car is from. After '92, depending where you are in the world, the Accord is no longer a single model. There are US/French, British/Euro, and the various Japanese models.

Check your VIN, it will have the car chassis code CB#, CC#, CD#,CE#, CF#, CG#, CH#, CL# and so on. Whatever your chassis letter and number code are will inform you of what region and submodel your car is.

OBDII did not show up on European and Oceania vehicles til '01/'02. Japan I think started in '98.
If your car is either, you may not have the OBDII port.
Look under the dash, there will either be the 16 pin port for the OBDII system, or a panel that needs to be removed. Check the side of the center console as well.


You might just have the two pin blue connector. EDIT: Some Honda based cars also use a white or brown connector, Rove 600 comes to mind./EDIT
Look under the glovebox door, or over by the passenger kick panel nearside by the passenger door. It may be in a holding connector, or simply floating in space.

Locate the TWO wire blue connector, that is your SCS connector, jumper it with a wire and turn your Ignition to II(ON). Codes will be of the OBD-I type and blink through the CEL, or D4 lamp.

 

That port is for testing the SRS unit itself.You cannot get codes from that port.


SRS codes can only pulled via the SCS connector on that model year.

 

My SCS connector is up in the driver side kick panel. It's connected to a dead plug.

My ObdII port is behind the ashtray.

1997 Accord US version.