Deployment Tool Check Procedure

To check operation of deployment tool, connect yellow clips to both switch protector handles of tool. Connect tool to a fully charged 12 volt battery. Depress tool deployment button. If green lamp illuminates, tool is satisfactory. If red lamp illuminates, tool is defective. After completing check, disconnect yellow clips and battery.

Use only a digital multimeter to check the system. If it's not a Honda multimeter, make sure its output is 10 mA (0.01 A) or less when switched to the smallest value in the ohmmeter range. A tester with a higher output could damage the airbag circuit or cause accidental airbag deployment and possible injury.

Whenever the ignition switch is ON, or has been turned OFF for less than three minutes, be careful not to bump the SRS unit; the airbags could accidentally deploy and cause damage or injuries.

Before you remove the SRS main harness, disconnect the driver's airbag connector and front passenger's airbag connector.

Do not touch a tester probe to the terminals in the SRS unit or harness connectors, and do not connect the terminals with a jumper wire. Use only the backprobe set and the SCS service connectors. For the 1996 or 1997 Accord models.

Make sure the battery is sufficiently charged. If the battery is dead or low, or the back-up power circuit in the SRS unit is faulty, measuring values won't be correct.