Attention! To avoid injury when airbags or seat belt pretensioners deploy inside the vehicle, observe the following precautions:
- Before deploying airbags, remove all loose objects from the airbag expansion area.
- Deploy airbags with vehicle doors closed and side windows open.
- Deploy airbags by removing people from the work area. Personnel who need to be present when the airbags are deployed must be at least 10 meters away (33 feet) in front of the car.
- Do not connect the voltage source until all other pre-deployment airbag procedures have been completed.
- Allow the deployed air bag or seat belt pretensioner module to cool for 30 minutes before handling it.
- Use gloves and goggles during disposal.
- If the airbag does not deploy, disconnect the power supply and wait 5 minutes before approaching the vehicle.
Triggering procedure
Attention! Sensor and diagnostic module (SDM) can maintain sufficient voltage to deploy the airbags and pretensioners for 1 minute after the ignition is turned off and the fuse has been removed. If the airbags and pretensioners are not disconnected, do not start service until one minute has passed after disconnecting power from the SDM. If the airbags are disconnected, service can be started immediately, without a one-minute waiting period. Failure to temporarily disable the airbag system (SIR) may result in unexpected airbag deployment, injury, and unnecessary airbag system repairs.
1. Disconnect both battery wires and install the battery at least 10 meters away (33 feet) from the car.
2. Remove the driver's side knee buffer or lower instrument panel cover from the steering column. See Section 9G, Interior lining.
3. At the bottom of the steering column, cut the two wires coming from the airbag harness (SIR) to the clock spring.
4. Strip 13mm (0.5 inch) the ends of the wires going to the clock spring.
5. Use two additional wires at least 10 meters long (33 feet) each to connect the airbag module to the battery that will be used to deploy the airbags.
6. Strip 13mm (0.5 inch) ends of these additional wires.
7. Connect these two wires together at one end with a twist.
8. Place the twisted ends of these wires near the battery that will be used to deploy the airbag. Do not connect wires to the battery at this stage.
9. Free ends of the specified wires 10 m long (33 feet) splice to the free ends of the wires going to the clock spring, one end to each wire from the airbag module.
10. Wrap the spliced wires with electrical tape.
11. Now the free ends of the wires are 10 meters long (33 feet) spliced to the wires from the airbag module, and the twisted ends of these wires are near the battery that will be used to deploy the airbag. Remove people from the work area.
12. Unwind the ends of the wires located next to the battery that will be used for triggering.
13. Touch one wire to the positive battery terminal and the other wire to the negative battery terminal. The airbag will deploy.
14. Repeat this procedure for the passenger airbag, side airbags and pretensioners, roof rail airbag.
15. Dispose of deployed airbags and seat belt pretensioners using proper precautions. See «How to Dispose of a Deployed Airbag Module» in this section.