Deployment Outside Vehicle < Side-Airbag Module >

DANGER 

Wait at least 60 seconds after disconnecting the battery cables before doing any further work (Refer to  SERVICE PRECAUTIONS   .) 

1. Disconnect the negative (-) and positive (+) battery cables from the battery terminals, and then remove the battery from the vehicle.
   CAUTION: Once disconnected, both electrodes of the side-airbag module connector short automatically to prevent accidental deployment caused by static etc. Still, in consideration of the accidental deployment, store the air bag module on flat place with deployment surface facing up. Also, do not put anything on it.
2. Remove the front seatback assembly with side-airbag module from the vehicle (Refer to AIR BAG MODULES AND CLOCK SPRING  .)
3. After disassembling the front seatback assembly, remove the side air bag module mounting nut from the seatback frame assembly.
   Fig 1: Removing Side Air Bag Module Mounting Nut From Seatback Frame Assembly

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4. Connect two wires, each 6 meters (20 feet) or longer, to the two leads of SRS air bag adapter harness (MB686560), and cover the connections with insulation tape. The other ends of the two wires should be connected to each other (short-circuited), to prevent sudden unexpected deployment of the air bag module.
   Fig 2: Connecting Two Wires

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5. Route SRS air bag adapter harness MB686560 connected to the deployment wires beneath an old tire and wheel assembly and connect it to the side air bag module connector.
   CAUTION:

   • The adapter harness below the wheel should be loose. If it is too tight, the reaction when the air bag deploys could damage the adapter harness.
   • During deployment, the connector of SRS air bag adapter harness (MB686560) must not be between the tires.
   Fig 3: Connecting Deployment Wires To Side Air Bag Module Connector

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6. Install a nut to the side air bag module mounting bolt, tie thick wire there for securing and secure the side air bag module to an old tire and wheel assembly with the deployment surface facing up.
7. Place three old tires without wheels on top of the tire secured to the air bag module, and secure all tires together with ropes (four locations).
   Fig 4: Identifying Placing Three Old Tires Without Wheels Securing All Tires Together With Ropes

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   WARNING:

   • Before deployment, check carefully to be sure that no one is nearby.
   • The inflator will be quite hot immediately following the deployment, so wait at least 30 minutes to allow it to cool before attempting to handle it. Although not poisonous, do not inhale gas from air bag deployment. See Deployed Air Bag Module and Operated Seat Belt Pre-tensioner Disposal for post-deployment handling instructions (Refer to DEPLOYED AIR BAG MODULE AND OPERATED SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER DISPOSAL  .)
   • If the air bag fails to deploy, do not go near the module.
8. At a location as far away from the air bag module as possible, and from a shielded position, disconnect the two connected wires from each other, and connect them to the two terminals of the battery (which has been removed from the vehicle) to deploy the air bag.
9. Discard the deployed air bag module as specified in Deployed Air Bag Module and Operated Seat Belt Pre-tensioner Disposal (Refer to DEPLOYED AIR BAG MODULE AND OPERATED SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER DISPOSAL  .)
   Fig 5: Deployed Air Bag Module

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