Arming and Disarming Air Bag Systems
Air Bag(s) Arming and Disarming: Service and Repair
Arming and Disarming
DEACTIVATION PROCEDURE
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
WARNING: To avoid accidental deployment and possible personal injury, the backup power supply must be depleted before repairing
or replacing any air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components. To deplete the backup power supply energy, disconnect the
battery ground cable and wait one minute. Be sure to disconnect auxiliary batteries and power supplies (if so equipped).
2. Wait one minute for the backup power supply in the air bag Electronic Crash Sensor (ECS) module to deplete its stored energy.
3. Remove the driver air bag module from the vehicle.
WARNING:
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Carry a live air bag module with the air bag and trim cover pointed away from your body. This will reduce the risk of injury in the
event of an accidental deployment.
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Do not set a live air bag module down with the trim cover face down.
4. Connect an air bag simulator to the vehicle harness at the top of the steering column.
5. Disconnect the passenger air bag module electrical connector.
6. Connect an air bag simulator to the vehicle harness.
7. Reconnect the battery ground cable.
REACTIVATION PROCEDURE
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
WARNING: The air bag simulators must be removed and the air bag modules reconnected when the system is reactivated to avoid
non-deployment in a collision, resulting in possible personal injury.
2. Wait one minute for the backup power supply in the air bag Electronic Crash Sensor (ECS) module to deplete its stored energy.
3. Remove the air bag simulator from the vehicle harness connector at the top of the steering column.
4. Install the driver air bag module.
WARNING: Carry a live air bag module with the air bag and trim cover pointed away from your body. This will reduce the risk of
injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
5. Remove the air bag simulator from the vehicle harness connector at the passenger air bag module.
6. Connect the passenger air bag module electrical connector.
7. Reconnect the battery ground cable.
8. Prove out the system.