• Storetheremovedairbagonsecure,flatsurfaceawayfromanyhighheatsource(exceeding85°C/185°F).
• Neverperformelectricalinspectionstotheairbags,suchasmeasuringresistance.
• Donotpositionyourselfinfrontoftheairbagassemblyduringremoval,inspection,orreplacement.
• Refertothescrappingproceduresfordisposalofthedamagedairbag.
• BecarefulnottobumporimpacttheSRSunitorthesideimpactsensorswhenevertheignitionswitchisON,wait
atleastthreeminutesaftertheignitionswitchisturnedOFFbeforebeginwork.
• Duringinstallationorreplacement,becarefulnottobump(byimpactwrench,hammer,etc.)theareaaroundthe
SRSunitandthesideimpactsensor.Theairbagscouldaccidentallydeployandcausedamageorinjury.
• Afteracollisioninwhichtheairbagsweredeployed,replacethefrontairbagsandtheSRSunit.Afteracollisionin
whichthesideairbagwasdeployed,replacethesideairbag,thefrontimpactsensorandsideimpactsensoronthe
sidewherethesideairbagdeployedandtheSRSunit.Afteracollisioninwhichtheairbagsorthesideairbagsdid
notdeploy,inspectforanydamageoranydeformationontheSRSunitandthesideimpactsensors.Ifthereisany
damage,replacetheSRSunit,thefrontimpactsensorand/orthesideimpactsensors.
• DonotdisassembletheSRSunit,thefrontimpactsensororthesideimpactsensors
• TurntheignitionswitchOFF,disconnectthebatterynegativecableandwaitatleastthreeminutesbeforebeginning
installationorreplacementoftheSRSunit.
• BesuretheSRSunit,thefrontimpactsensorandsideimpactsensorsareinstalledsecurelywiththemounting
bolts.
• DonotspillwateroroilontheSRSunit,orthefrontimpactsensororthesideimpactsensorsandkeepthemaway
fromdust.
• StoretheSRSunit,thefrontimpactsensorandthesideimpactsensorsinacool(lessthan104°F/40°C)anddry
(lessthan80%relativehumidity,nomoisture)area.
WiringPrecautions
SRSwiringcanbeidentifiedbyspecialyellowoutercovering(excepttheSRScircuitsunderthefrontseats).
Observetheinstructionsdescribedinthissection.
• Neverattempttomodify,splice,orrepairSRSwiring.
IfthereisanopenordamageinSRSwiring,replacetheharness.