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Deployment Outside Vehicle < Side-Airbag Module >

WARNING: Wait at least 60 seconds after disconnecting the battery cables before doing any further work (Refer to SERVICE PRECAUTIONS  ).
WARNING:
  • Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
  • Deploy the air bag in a wide, flat area at least 6 meters (20 feet) away from obstacles and other people.
  • Do not perform deployment outside if a strong wind is blowing. If there is a slight breeze, place the air bag module downwind from the battery.
  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 MODULE(S) AND CLOCK SPRING  ).
  3. After disassembling the front seatback assembly, remove the side air bag module mounting nuts from the seatback frame assembly.
    Fig 1: Removing Side Air Bag Module
    G04238663Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  4. Prepare two wires longer than 6 meters (20 feet) for deployment and connect the terminals in one end to short-circuit. This is to prevent accidental deployment caused by static etc.
    CAUTION: Never fail to do Step 5 in order to prevent accidental deployment caused by static.
  5. Touch the vehicle's body with your bare hands to discharge static electricity.
    Fig 2: Connecting Deployment Wires At One End
    G04238664Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  6. Using pliers, cut the side-airbag module connector from the harnesses. Connect the deployment wires to each harness that has been cut and insulate the connections with insulator tape.
    Fig 3: Locating Insulator Tape On Deployment Wires
    G04238665Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  7. Route connected to the deployment wires beneath an old tire and wheel assembly and connect it to the side-airbag module connector.
  8. Install a nut to the side-airbag module mounting bolt, tie thick wire there for securing and secure the side-airbag module to an old tire and wheel assembly with the deployment surface facing up.
    Fig 4: Securing Side-Airbag Module To Old Tire And Wheel Assembly With Deployment Surface Facing Up
    G04238666Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  9. 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).
    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 (Refer to DEPLOYED AIR BAG MODULE AND OPERATED SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER DISPOSAL  ) for post-deployment handling instructions.
    • If the air bag fails to deploy, do not go near the module.
  10. 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.
  11. 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: Placing Old Tires Without Wheels On Tire Securing Air Bag Module
    G04238661Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
    Fig 6: Connecting Deployment Wire To Battery
    G04289347Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
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