Deployment Inside Vehicle (Vehicle Scrapping Procedure)

Tools Required
^ J 38826 J 38826 SIR Deployment Harness
^ An appropriate pigtail adapter

Caution: When you are deploying a pretensioner for disposal, perform the deployment procedures in the order listed. Failure to follow the procedures in the order listed may result In personal injury.

Deploy the seat belt pretensioners inside of the vehicle when destroying the vehicle or when salvaging the vehicle for parts. This includes but is not limited to the following situations:
^ The vehicle has completed its useful life.
^ Irreparable damage occurs to the vehicle in a non-deployment type accident.
^ Irreparable damage occurs to the vehicle during a theft.
^ The vehicle is being salvaged for parts to be used on a vehicle with a different VIN as opposed to rebuilding as the same VIN.





1. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.
2. Remove the ignition key.
3. Put on safety glasses.
4. Remove all loose objects from the front seats.
5. Disconnect the driver seat belt pretensioner 2-way connector located at the lower LH side of the driver's seat.
6. Cut the two pretensioner wires leading to the 2-way harness connector, leaving at least 16 cm (6 in) of wire at the connector.





7. Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from each of the pretensioner connector wire leads.





8. Cut two 6.1 M (20 ft) deployment wires from a 0.8 mm (18 gage) or thicker multi-strand wire. These wires will be used for the driver seat belt deployment harness.
9. Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from both ends of the wires cut in the previous step.
10. Twist together one end from each of the wires in order to short the wires. Deployment wires shall remain shorted, and not connected to a power source until you are ready to deploy the driver seat belt pretensioner.





11. Twist together one connector wire lead to one deployment wire.





12. Bend flat the twisted connection.
13. Secure and insulate the connection using electrical tape.





14. Twist together, bend, and tape the remaining connector wire lead to the remaining deployment wire.
15. Connect the deployment harness to the driver seat belt pretensioner yellow 2-way connector.





16. Route the deployment harness out of the driver side of the vehicle.





17. Disconnect the passenger seat belt pretensioner yellow 2-way connector located at the lower RH side of the passenger's seat.
18. Cut the two pretensioner wires leading to the 2-way harness connector, leaving at least 16 cm (6 in) of wire at the connector.





19. Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from each of the pretensioner connector wire leads.





20. Cut two 6.1 M (20 ft) deployment wires from a 0.8 mm (18 gage) or thicker multi-strand wire. Use these wires to fabricate the deployment harness.
21. Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from both ends of the wires cut in the previous step.
22. Twist together one end from each of the wires in order to short the wires.





23. Twist together one connector wire lead to one deployment wire.





24. Bend flat the twisted connection.
25. Secure and insulate the connection using electrical tape.




26. Twist together, bend, and tape the remaining connector wire lead to the remaining deployment wire.





27. Connect the deployment harness to the passenger seat belt pretensioner 2-way connector.





28. Route the deployment harness out of the passenger's side of the vehicle.
29. Clear the inside and outside of the vehicle of any people or loose and flammable objects.





30. Stretch the driver seat belt pretensioner harness to full length.
31. Completely cover the windshield and the front door openings with a drop cloth.
32. Place a power source, 12 V minimum/2 A minimum (i.e., a vehicle battery) near the shorted end of the harnesses.
33. Separate the two ends of the driver seat belt pretensioner deployment harness wires.
34. Connect the driver seat belt pretensioner deployment harness wires to the power source in order to deploy the driver seat belt pretensioner.
35. Disconnect the driver seat belt pretensioner deployment harness wires from the power source.





36. Stretch the passenger seat belt pretensioner harness to full length.
37. Place a power source, 12 V minimum/2 A minimum (i.e., a vehicle battery) near the shorted end of the harnesses.
38. Separate the two ends of the passenger seat belt pretensioner deployment harness wires.
39. Connect the passenger seat belt pretensioner deployment harness wires to the power source in order to deploy the passenger seat belt pretensioner.
40. Disconnect the passenger seat belt pretensioner deployment harness wires from the power source.





41. Twist together one end of each wire on the driver seat belt pretensioner deployment harness in order to short the wires.





42. Twist together one end of each wire on the passenger seat belt pretensioner deployment harness in order to short the wires.
43. Remove the drop cloth from the vehicle.
44. Disconnect the harnesses from the vehicle.
45. Discard the harnesses.
46. Scrap the vehicle in the same manner as a non-SIR equipped vehicle.
47. If one or both of the pretensioners did not deploy, perform the following steps:
47.1. Remove the undeployed pretensioners from the vehicle. Refer to Seat Belt Buckle Pretensioner Replacement - LH or Seat Belt Buckle Pretensioner Replacement - RH.
47.2. Temporarily store the pretensioner(s).
47.3. Call the Technical Assistance Group for further assistance.