Air Bag Systems: Service Precautions
WARNING: FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE BATTERY, A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE ALLOWED TO ELAPSE BEFORE ANY WORK IS CARRIED OUT ON AN AIR BAG MODULE.
WARNING: FOLLOWING TEN YEARS IN SERVICE, AN AIR BAG MODULE MUST BE REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF IN THE APPROVED MANNER, AND A NEW AIR BAG MUST BE FITTED.
WARNING: AIR BAGS CONTAIN A CHEMICAL IRRITANT. IF AN AIR BAG IS RENEWED, THE ORIGINAL UNIT MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT SAFETY PROCEDURES.
WARNING: IN THE EVENT OF A FAULT RUPTURING THE 10 A BATTERY SUPPLY FUSE (F4 LOCATED IN THE FUSE-BOX AT THE DRIVER'S END OF THE FASCIA), THE FUSE MUST NOT BE RENEWED UNTIL THE AIRBAG/SRS SYSTEM HAS BEEN DE-ACTIVATED. FUSES OF ANY OTHER VALUE MUST NEVER BE USED, AS THIS CAN CAUSE DISARM FAILURE.
WARNING: A SIDE AIR BAG MUST ONLY BE RENEWED IF A FAULT FLAG HAS OCCURRED. IN THE EVENT OF SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO SIDE IMPACT, THE COMPLETE SEAT MUST BE RENEWED.