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Service Precautions

WARNING:
  • In order to avoid injury to yourself or others from accidental deployment of the air bag during servicing, read and carefully follow all the precautions and procedures described in this article.
  • After disconnecting the battery cable, wait 60 seconds or more before proceeding with the following work. The SRS system is designed to retain enough voltage to deploy the air bag for a short time even after the battery has been disconnected, so serious injury may result from unintended air bag deployment if work is done on the SRS system immediately after the battery cables are disconnected.
    Fig 1: Disconnecting & Insulating Negative Battery Cable From Battery
    G04255867Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
WARNING:
  • Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds. WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
  • Do not use any electrical test equipment on or near the SRS components, except those specified on TEST EQUIPMENT  .
  • Never Attempt to Repair the Following Components: SRS-ECU, Clock Spring, Air Bag Module, Front impact sensor, Side Impact Sensor, Seat Belt with Pre-tensioner, Seat slide sensor, Front seat assembly. If any of these components are diagnosed as faulty, they should only be replaced, in accordance with the INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT SERVICE procedures in this article, starting on STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY  .
  • Do not attempt to repair the wiring harness connectors of the SRS. If any of the connectors are diagnosed as faulty, replace the wiring harness. If the wires are diagnosed as faulty, replace or repair the wiring harness according to the following table.
    Fig 2: Identifying SRS-ECU Connectors
    G04255868Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
SRS-ECU TERMINAL

SRS-ECU TERMINAL NO. DESTINATION OF HARNESS CORRECTIVE ACTION
1, 2 Floor wiring harness --> Seat slide sensor Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
3 Floor wiring harness --> Driver's seat belt switch for Normal/Close terminal Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
4 Floor wiring harness --> Driver's seat belt switch for common terminal Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
7, 8 Floor wiring harness --> Seat belt pre-tensioner (LH) Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
9(1), 10(1) Floor wiring harness --> Side-airbag module (LH) Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
18 Floor wiring harness --> Driver's seat belt switch for Normal/Open terminal Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
19(1), 20(1) Floor wiring harness --> Side impact sensor (LH) Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
21 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Air bag off indicator light Correct or replace each wiring harness.
23 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Junction block (fuse No.22) Correct or replace each wiring harness.
24 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Junction block (fuse No.23) Correct or replace each wiring harness.
27, 28 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Passenger's (Front) air bag module < 1st squib side > Correct or replace each wiring harness.
30, 31 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Passenger's (Front) air bag module < 2nd squib side > Correct or replace each wiring harness.
32 CAn line Correct or replace CAN line.
33, 34 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Clock spring --> Driver's air bag module < 2nd squib side > Correct or replace each wiring harness. Replace the clock spring.
36, 37 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Clock spring --> Driver's air bag module < 1st squib side > Correct or replace each wiring harness. Replace the clock spring.
38, 39 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Front wiring harness --> Front impact sensor (LH) Correct or replace each wiring harness.
40 Floor wiring harness --> Ground Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
42 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Seat belt warning light Correct or replace each wiring harness.
43 CAN line Correct or replace CAN line.
47, 48 Floor wiring harness --> Instrument panel wiring harness --> Front impact sensor (RH) Correct or replace each wiring harness.
51 Floor wiring harness --> Passenger's seat belt switch for common terminal Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
52 Floor wiring harness --> Passenger's seat belt switch for Normal/Close terminal Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
57(1), 58(1) Floor wiring harness --> Side-airbag module (RH) Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
59, 60 Floor wiring harness --> Seat belt pre-tensioner (RH) Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
63(1), 64(1) Floor wiring harness --> Side impact sensor (RH) Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
65 Floor wiring harness --> Passenger's seat belt switch for Normal/Open terminal Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
66 Floor wiring harness --> Occupant classification sensor Correct or replace the floor wiring harness.
(1) Vehicles with side-airbags
WARNING:
  • Inspection of the SRS-ECU connector harness should be carried out by the following procedure. Insert the backprobing tool into connector from harness side (rear side), and connect the tester to backprobing tool. If any tool other than backprobing tool is used, it may cause damage to the harness and other components. Furthermore, measurement should not be carried out by touching the backprobing tool directly against the terminals from the front of the connector. The terminals are plated to increase their conductivity, so if they are touched directly by the backprobing tool, the plating may break, which will decrease reliability.
  • The SRS components and seat belt with pre-tensioner should not be subjected to heat, so remove the SRS-ECU, driver's and passenger's (front) air bag modules, clock spring, side-airbag modules, seat slide sensor, and seat belt pre-tensioner before drying or baking the vehicle after painting.
    • SRS-ECU, air bag module, seat slide sensor, clock spring: 93°C (200°F) or more
    • Seat belt with pre-tensioner 90°C (194°F) or more
  • After servicing the SRS system, check the warning light operation to make sure that the system functions properly. (Refer to GENERAL DESCRIPTION  ).
  • Make certain that the ignition switch is in the "LOCK" (OFF) position when the scan tool is connected or disconnected.
    Fig 3: Identifying Harness SRS-ECU Connector
    G04255869Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.