Deployment Outside The Vehicle < Air Bag Module (Front Passenger's Side) >

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.

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 front passenger's air bag module connector short automatically to prevent accidental deployment caused by static etc. Still, in consideration of possible accidental deployment, store the air bag module on flat place with deployment surface facing up. Do not put anything on it.
Remove the air bag module from the vehicle (Refer to AIR BAG MODULE(S) AND CLOCK SPRING ).
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.

Fig 1: Connecting Deployment Wires At One End
Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.

CAUTION: Never fail to do Step 4 in order to prevent accidental deployment caused by static.
Touch the vehicle's body with your bare hands to discharge static electricity.
Connect the yellow-green wire to the yellow-pink wire and the yellow-red wire to the yellow-green 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.

Fig 2: Locating Insulator Tape On Deployment Wire
Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
Pass the thick wire through the air bag module mounting hole, and then secure the air bag module to an old tire with a wheel in it so that the pad on the module is facing upwards.

Fig 3: Positioning Air Bag Module Pad Upward
Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
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.
  
  Fig 4: Placing Old Tires Without Wheels On Tire Securing Air Bag Module
  Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
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.
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: Connecting Deployment Wire To Battery
Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.