Clock Spring Inspection (Standard Deployment Control System)

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable and wait for 1 min or more. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
2. Remove the driver-side air bag module. (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL (STANDARD DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM) .) (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE INSTALLATION (STANDARD DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM) .)
3. Remove the steering wheel. (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
4. Remove the column cover. (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
5. Remove the clock spring. (See CLOCK SPRING REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (STANDARD DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM) .)
6. Verify that the continuity is as indicated in the table.
   • If not as indicated in the table, replace the clock spring. (See CLOCK SPRING REMOVAL/INSTALLATION (STANDARD DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM) .)
   NOTE:

   • When the vehicle-side connector for the clock spring is disconnected, terminals 2A and 2B are shorted to prevent unexpected operation (deployment) of the air bag module.

Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.

Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.