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Air Bag Systems: Service Precautions



AH91.60-N-0611-02A Notes On Controlled Deployment Of Airbag, Side bag And Emergency Tensioning Retractor Units

- Not valid for America, Switezerland, Geramany

The unattached airbag, side bag, window bag and emergency tensioning retractor units should, if possible, be deployed in a scrapped vehicle (with doors closed).

Position the unattached airbag, Side bag, window bag and emergency tensioning retractor units in the footwell with the discharge hole pointing upwards.

In exceptional cases - i.e. when there is no suitable vehicle around to use - the airbag, Side bag, Window bag and emergency tensioning retractor units can be placed in a transport container for replacement engines and deployed there (with the cover sealed).

The adapter line and the deployment device are to be ordered through the usual replacement part channels.

The 2-pin plug connection becomes damaged when deploying the unattached airbag, Side bag, Window bag and emergency tensioning retractor units.

Therefore, the adapter cable must be pulled out of the plug and replaced.