airbag light - any ideas?

[mac-phisto]

so, the airbag light on my 99 lara (i4) has been on for about a year now. doesn't really bother me, but i'm coming up on an emissions check & i suspect they might not inspect the car with the light on (they won't test cars with CELs or other indicator lights on).

i suspect the reason for the light is explained by the warning on the visor: "the airbag requires maintenance 10 years from the manufacture date on the certification label and every 2 years thereafter."

does anybody have any insight on how to eliminate the warning light? i'm not averse to losing airbag functionality for a fix (in some respects that would be a plus, since airbag deployment = totaled if a crash occurs), but i'm also aware that tampering with certain airbag-related electronics could result in deployment.

consider my knowledge on a possible fix to this particular problem as "total n00b", so please be sure not to leave out important details like "disconnect battery cable before pulling relay".

[ASG14]

Pull the bulb out of the dash. Enjoy the head trauma then you get into an accident.

[mac-phisto]

well, i wear my seat belt, which provides the greatest protection against serious injury/fatality in a collision, so i'm not too worried about it.