Seat Belt Tensioner: Service Precautions

Disposal of Pretensioner

CAUTION:
- Do not discard undeployed pretensioners, because they may cause serious personal injury when accidentally deployed.
- Deployment of the airbag should be done on a flat place free from any possible danger. Avoid deploying outdoors during rainy or windy weather.
- Do not drop or damage pretensioner.
- Because deploying the airbag module causes a high-explosive noise, be sure to warn people in the area, and do not allow anyone within a 5-meter (16 ft) radius of the disposal site.
- Some smoke will be emitted after deployment of the airbag module. Therefore, it must be deployed in a well-ventilated area with no smoke alarms nearby.
- Wear gloves, goggles, and earplugs during this operation. Wash your hands afterwards.
- After deployment, the pretensioner is especially hot. Leave it unattended for 40 minutes, and then discard it.
- Do not let water get on the deployed pretensioner.
- Wrap the deployed the pretensioner in an airtight vinyl bag, and then discard it.