- Move the vehicle to flat and isolated spot.
CAUTION:
Disconnect the battery cable connection, and wait for 60 seconds or more before starting the work.
- Disconnect the (-) and (+) terminals of battery cable, and then remove the battery from the vehicle.
- Remove the Steering column lower cover (Refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY
).
- Remove the connection between the clock spring connector (4-pin) and the harness side connector (4-pin).
NOTE:
Once disconnected from the instrument panel wiring harness, both electrodes of the clock spring connector short automatically. This prevents the driver's air bag from accidental deployment caused by static, etc.
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- Obtain two suitable wires, which are 6 m (19.7 feet) or longer, as deployment wires. Then connect the wires at one end to short.
- Touch the vehicle's body with bare hands to discharge static in you.
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- Cut with a pliers, etc. the instrument panel wiring harness shown in the illustration of the instructions, while the clock spring connector is disconnected.
NOTE:
The disconnection location should be sufficiently away from the harness side connector with consideration to the expansion harness connection location upon disconnections.
- Connect the deployment wires on the two instrument panel wiring harnesses disconnected, cover the connection areas with insulator tape and then pull out the deployment wires outside the vehicle.
- Connect the harness side connector connected with an expansion harness to the clock spring connector.
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WARNING:
If the glass is scratched, the glass may be shattered at deployment. Therefore, cover with a vehicle cover to avoid danger.
- In order to suppress the operation sound as much as possible, fully close all the door windows, close the doors, and then cover the vehicle with a vehicle cover.
CAUTION:
- Make sure that no one is present inside or near the vehicle before deploying the air bag.
- Immediately after the air bag deployment, the inflator is extremely hot. Thus, before handling, leave the inflator for 30 minutes or more to cool.
- If the air bag module does not deploy, consult with your distributor.
- Disconnect the deployment wire connection at a place as far as possible from the vehicle. Then, connect the wires to the removed vehicle battery to deploy the air bag module.
- Discard the deployed air bag module according to the disposal procedures (Refer to DISCARD OF DEPLOYED AIR BAG MODULE
).
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