Hi there im bought a new steering wheel, hoping to convert my four-spoke wheel to a three-spoke in my Audi A4 2007. When swapping over the harness between the airbag, i unfortunately broke a small spade connector on the airbag. *See Below* Im going to try and source a new Airbag following this. But I'm just wondering if the car is safe to drive following this event  or should i avoid driving it until i receive a new airbag? Any advice and what this little connector does would be appreciated. Many Thanks

Edited October 9, 2025Oct 9 by _hugho_

6 hours ago, _hugho_ said:

Hi there im bought a new steering wheel, hoping to convert my four-spoke wheel to a three-spoke in my Audi A4 2007. When swapping over the harness between the airbag, i unfortunately broke a small spade connector on the airbag. *See Below* Im going to try and source a new Airbag following this. But I'm just wondering if the car is safe to drive following this event  or should i avoid driving it until i receive a new airbag? Any advice and what this little connector does would be appreciated. Many Thanks

Hi the connector is probably an earth, its safe to drive even if the light is on it just means if you have a crash the airbags wont deploy but looking at it I think it might be an earth for the horn, possible bodge would be to strip back the wire and solder the bare end to the broken bit of the tab, if you get another bag it will probably need coding in.

Steve.

On 10/9/2025 at 4:52 PM, Stevey Y said:

Hi the connector is probably an earth, its safe to drive even if the light is on it just means if you have a crash the airbags wont deploy but looking at it I think it might be an earth for the horn, possible bodge would be to strip back the wire and solder the bare end to the broken bit of the tab, if you get another bag it will probably need coding in.

Steve.

HI Steve i ended up buying another used airbag, but before i did i tested the broken airbag. That connection is actually a ground for the  horn. The horn did not function after installing it.