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Deployment Inside the Vehicle

Deployment Of Air Bag Module While Mounted In Vehicle:




When disposing of a vehicle, deploy air bag modules while they are mounted in vehicle.

CAUTION: When deploying air bag module ensure vehicle is empty.

1. Disconnect both vehicle battery cables and wait 3 minutes.
2. Disconnect air bag modules connector.

3. Connect deployment tool [SST: KV99106400 (J38381)] to air bag module.
For front passenger air bag module, attach deployment tool adapter [SST KV991065S0 (J38381-30)] to the tool connector.

4. Connect red clip of deployment tool to battery positive terminal and black clip to negative terminal.
5. The lamp on the right side of the tool, marked "deployment tool power", should glow green, not red.
6. Press the button on the deployment tool. The left side lamp on the tool, marked "air bag connector voltage", will illuminate and the air bag module will deploy.

CAUTION: Activate only one air bag module at a time.