Suburban 2WD V8-6.0L (2007)
21. Seat one banana plug into the other in order to short the deployment harness leads.
22. If the seat pretensioner did not deploy, disconnect the adapter and discontinue the procedure. Contact the Technical Assistance Group. Otherwise,
proceed to the following steps.
23. Put on a pair of shop gloves.
24. Disconnect the pigtail adapter from the seat belt pretensioner as soon as possible.
25. Dispose of the deployed seat belt pretensioner through normal refuse channels.
26. Wash hands with a mild soap.
Deployment Inside Vehicle - Vehicle Scrapping Procedure
Deploy the seat belt pretensioners inside of the vehicle when destroying the vehicle or when salvaging the vehicle for parts. This includes but is not
limited to the following situations:
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The vehicle has completed its useful life.
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Irreparable damage occurs to the vehicle in a non-deployment type accident.
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Irreparable damage occurs to the vehicle during a theft.
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The vehicle is being salvaged for parts to be used on a vehicle with a different VIN as opposed to rebuilding as the same VIN.
1. Turn OFF the ignition.
2. Remove the ignition key.
3. Put on safety glasses.
4. Remove all loose objects from the front seats.
5. Disconnect the seat belt pretensioner connector.
6. Cut the seat belt pretensioner harness connector out of the vehicle, leaving at least 16 cm (6 in) of wire at the connector.
7. Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from each of the connector wire leads.
8. Cut two 6.1 m (20 ft) deployment wires from a 0.8 mm (18 gage) or thicker multi-strand wire. These wires will be used for the seat belt
pretensioner deployment harness.
9. Strip 13 mm (0.5 in) of insulation from both ends of the wires cut in the previous step.
10. 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 seat belt pretensioner.
