- Move the vehicle to an isolated spot.
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.
- Disconnect the negative (-) and positive (+) battery cables from the battery terminals, and then remove the battery from the vehicle.
- Remove the column cover lower (Refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL
).
- Remove the connection between the C-307 clock spring connector (four-pin) and the harness side connector (four-pin, yellow).
NOTE:
If the clock spring connector is disconnected from the instrument panel wiring harness, both electrodes of the clock spring connector will be automatically shorted to prevent unintended deployment of the air bag due to static electricity, etc.
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- Obtain two suitable wires, which are 6 meters (20 feet) or longer, as deployment wires. Then connect the wires at one end to short.
NOTE:
This prevents the air bag from unintentional deployment caused by static electricity, etc.
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CAUTION:
Never fail to do Step 6 in order to prevent accidental deployment caused by static.
- Touch the vehicle's body with your bare hands to discharge static electricity.
- Cut the instrument panel wiring harness (four-pin, yellow) shown in the figure, while the C-307 clock spring connector (four-pin) is disconnected.
NOTE:
The disconnection location should be sufficiently away from the C-307 harness side connector with consideration to the expansion harness connection location upon disconnection.
- Connect the yellow wire to the yellow-blue wire and the yellow-black wire to the yellow-violet wire of the wiring harness which has been cut. Connect each connected harness wire to the deployment wires, and insulate the connections with plastic tape. Then route the deployment wires out of the vehicle.
- Connect the C-307 harness side connector connected with the expansion harness to the C-307 clock spring connector.
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WARNING:
If the windshield glass is scratched, air bag deployment could cause it to crack and fly out of the vehicle, so always put a cover over the vehicle.
- To suppress the sound as much as possible, completely close all door windows, close the doors and put a cover on the vehicle.
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WARNING:
- Before deploying the air bag in this manner, first check to be sure that there is no one in or near the vehicle. Wear safety glasses.
- 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 the 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 module fails to deploy, do not go near the module.
- At a location as far away from the vehicle as possible, 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.
- After deployment, dispose of the air bag module according to the Deployed Air Bag Module and Operated Seat Belt Pre-tensioner Disposal (Refer to DEPLOYED AIR BAG MODULE AND OPERATED SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER DISPOSAL
).