FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Deploying After Removal From Vehicle

1. Fold backrest all the way forward, then move front seat all the way forward.
2. Turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect the ground cable from the battery, and wait for more than 20 seconds before starting work.
3. Remove outer belt (front). Seat Belt.>




4. Cut off seat belt as close to retractor as possible.
5. Short terminal to alligator clip furnished as a deployment tool.
Deployment tool: (Part No. 98299PA030)






CAUTION: The deployment tool should be kept shorted until just before deployment of the pretensioner.

6. Connect deployment tool connector (1D) and pretensioner yellow connector.




7. Install pretensioner on the wheel with the tire. Then, bundle three wire automotive harness [each with a sectional area of 1.25 sq.mm (0.00194 sq in) or more], and bind them twofold around the pretensioner bracket and the wheel.




8. Put a tire without the wheel on the tire installed with pretensioner. Put on an additional tire with the wheel on top, and then fasten them tight with rope.




9. Move the battery at least 5 m (16 ft) from the vehicle, and secure the nearby area. Connect the deployment tool alligator clip to the battery minus terminal.




10. Connect the other terminal of deployment tool to the battery plus terminal. Then deploy pretensioner.

CAUTION:
- After deployment, pretensioner is especially hot. Leave it unattended for 40 minutes.
- Do not let water get on the deployed pretensioner.




11. Wrap the deployed pretensioner in an airtight vinyl bag, and discard it.