STS AWD V8-4.6L VIN A (2006)
65. Route the deployment harness out of the passenger side of the vehicle.
66. Disconnect the passenger side air bag/pretensioner yellow connector (1) from the vehicle wiring harness located under the front of driver seat.
67. Cut the 4 SIR wires (2 for side air bag and 2 for pretensioner) leading to the yellow harness connector from the vehicle, leaving at least 16 cm (6
in) of wire at the connector.
68. Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from all 4 SIR wires connector leads (2 for side air bag and 2 for pretensioner).
69. Cut two 6.1 m (20 ft) deployment wires from a 0.8 mm (18 gage) or thicker multi-strand wire. Use these wires to fabricate the deployment
harness.
70. Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from both ends of the wires cut in the previous step.
71. Twist together one end from each of the wires in order to short the wires. Deployment wires shall remain shorted, and not connected to a power
source until you are ready to deploy the side air bag module and pretensioner.
