Driver's Side

Before disposing of an air bag or a vehicle equipped with an air bag, follow the procedures below to deploy the air bags.

WARNING:
- If the vehicle is to be scrapped or otherwise disposed of, deploy the air bags inside the vehicle. If the vehicle will continue to be used and only the air bag modules are to be disposed of, deploy the air bags outside the vehicle.
- Since a large amount of smoke is produced when the air bag is deployed, avoid residential areas whenever possible.
- Since there is loud noise when the airbags are deployed, avoid residential areas whenever possible. If anyone is nearby, give warning of the impending noise.
- Suitable ear protection should be worn by personnel performing these procedures or by people in the immediate area.

DEPLOYMENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE

DANGER: Wait at least 60 seconds after disconnecting the battery cables before doing any further work.

WARNING:
- Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING
- Deploy the air bag in a wide, flat area at least 6 meters (20 feet) away from obstacles and other people.
- Do not perform deployment outside if a strong wind is blowing. If there is a slight breeze, place the air bag module downwind from the battery.

Required Special Tool:
- MB628919 or MR203491: SRS Air Bag Adapter Harness C

1. Disconnect the negative (-) and positive (+) battery cables from the battery terminals, and then remove the battery from the vehicle.

WARNING: Once disconnected, both electrodes of the driver's air bag module connector short automatically to prevent accidental deployment caused by static etc. Still, in consideration of the accidental deployment, store the air bag module on flat place with deployment surface facing up. Also, do not put anything on it.

2. Remove the air bag module from the vehicle.




3. Connect deployment wires, each 6 meters (20 feet) or longer, to the two leads of special tool MB62891 9 or MR203491, and cover the connections with insulation tape. The other ends of the deployment wires should be connected to each other (short-circuited), to prevent sudden unexpected deployment of the air bag module.

CAUTION: The adapter harness (special tool MB628919 or MR203491) below the wheel should be loose. If it is too tight, the reaction when the air bag deploys could damage the adaptor harness.

4. Take special tool MB628919 or MR203491 that is connected to the wires, pass it beneath an old tire and wheel assembly, and connect it to the air bag module.




5. Pass the thick wire through the air bag module mounting hole, and then secure the air bag module to an old tire with a wheel in it so that the pad on the module is facing upwards.




6. Place three old tires without wheels on the tire secured with the driver's air bag module.

WARNING:
- Before deployment, check carefully to be sure that no one is nearby.
- The inflator will be quite hot immediately following the deployment, so wait at least 30 minutes to allow it to cool before attempting to handle it. Although not poisonous, do not inhale gas from air bag deployment. See Deployed Air Bag Module Disposal for post-deployment handling instructions.
- If the air bag fails to deploy, do not go near the module. Contact your local distributor.




7. At a location as far away from the air bag module as possible, and from a shielded position, disconnect the two connected wires from each other, and connect them to the two terminals of the battery (which has been removed from the vehicle) to deploy the air bag.
8. Discard the deployed air bag module as specified in Deployed Air Bag Module Disposal.