Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Side Air Bag: Service Precautions

WARNING:
- Always wear safety glasses when working on an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling an air bag module. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.
- To minimize the possibility of premature deployment, do not use radio key code savers when working on the supplemental restraint system/live air bag modules must only be placed on work benches which have been ground bonded and with the trim cover facing up. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.
- To minimize the possibility of injury in the event of premature deployment, always carry a live air bag module with the bag and trim cover pointed away from the body. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.
- Never probe the electrical connectors of air bag modules or any other supplemental restraint system component. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.
- Note the position of the wiring harness, to aid installation. an incorrectly routed wiring harness could become damaged when the seat is moved. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.