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Checking Deployment Tool




Connecting to Battery

CAUTION: The battery must show voltage of 9.6 V or more.

Remove the battery from the vehicle and place it on dry wood blocks approximately 5 m (16 ft) away from the vehicle.
- Wait 3 minutes after the vehicle battery is disconnected before proceeding.
- Connect red clip of deployment tool [SST KV99106400 (J38381)] to battery positive terminal and black clip to negative terminal.

CAUTION: Make sure the polarity is correct. The right side lamp on the deployment tool [SST: KV99106400 (J38381)], marked "DEPLOYMENT TOOL POWER", should glow with a green light. If the right side lamp glows red, reverse the connections to the battery.




Deployment Tool Check
Press the deployment tool [SST KV99106400 (J38381)] switch to the ON position. The left side lamp on the deployment tool [SSTKV99106400 (J38381)], marked "AIR BAG CONNECTOR VOLTAGE", should illuminate. If it does not illuminate, replace the tool.

Air Bag Deployment Tool Lamp Illumination Chart (Battery Connected):




Air Bag Deployment Tool Lamp Illumination Chart (Battery Connected)