Deployment Outside The Vehicle < Curtain Air Bag 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.
- Disconnect the negative (-) and positive (+) battery cables from the battery terminals, and then remove the battery from the vehicle.WARNING: Once disconnected, both electrodes of the curtain air bag 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.
- Remove the headlining (Refer to HEADLINING ).
- Disconnect harness side connector D-08 or D-11 (two-pin, black) from the curtain air bag module.NOTE: If the curtain air bag module connector is disconnected from the floor wiring harness, both electrodes of the curtain air bag module connector will be automatically shorted to prevent unintended operation of the curtain air bag module due to static electricity, etc.
- Use a flat-tip screwdriver to unlock the harness side connector (two-pin, black) locking button by withdrawing it toward you in two stages.
- Disconnect the D-08 or D-11 harness side connector.
- Cut the inflator and the air bag with a knife.
- Connect deployment wires, each 6 meters (20 feet) or longer, to the two leads of special tool adapter harness (MB991885), and cover the connections with insulator tape. The other ends of the deployment wires should be connected to each other (short-circuited), to prevent sudden unexpected deployment of the air bag module.
- Feed a thick wire through the bracket of the inflator, and connect it to an old tire without a wheel.
- Connect the special tool adapter harness (MB991885) to the inflator connector.
- Place three old tires without wheels on top of the tire secured to the inflator, and secure all tires together with ropes (four locations).
Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
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. Contact your distributor.
- At a location as far away from the inflator 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 inflator.
- Discard the deployed inflator 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 ).