Driver Air Bag Unit

If vehicle is to be scrapped, the air bag assembly should be deployed while still installed in the vehicle.

1. Disconnect battery negative cable, then positive cable.
2. Perform deployment tool check.
3. Remove air bag maintenance cover from steering wheel.
4. Disconnect air bag electrical connector from cable reel electrical connector.
5. Using suitable wire cutters, remove air bag electrical connector. Strip insulation from ends of air bag electrical leads.
6. Position deployment tool 30 feet away from air bag assembly.

Fig. 37 Air Bag System Deployment Tool Connections (In-Vehicle Deployment). Driver Side Air Bag:

7. Connect alligator clips of deployment tool yellow leads to air bag electrical leads from which electrical connector was removed, Fig. 37.
8. At a distance of 30 feet from vehicle, connect deployment tool to a fully charged 12 volt battery.
9. If green lamp on tool is illuminated, air bag igniter circuit is defective and air bag assembly cannot be deployed. Consult Honda for instructions on air bag disposal.
10. If red lamp on tool is illuminated, depress tool deployment button. Deployment is evidenced by a loud noise and rapid inflation of the air bag assembly, then air bag assembly should slowly deflate. After deployment, the tool green lamp should illuminate. During deployment, air bag assembly components will become excessively hot. After air bag has been deployed, wait at least 30 minutes before handling any components.
11. If air bag assembly did not deploy when tool deployment button was depressed and the green lamp on tool becomes illuminated, the air bag igniter circuit is defective and air bag assembly cannot be deployed. Consult Honda for instructions on air bag disposal.