Montero XLS 4WD V6-3.5L SOHC (2001)
1. Remove the driver's air bag module from the vehicle.
2. Prepare deployment wires longer than 6 m (20 feet) for deployment are connect the terminals in one end to short-circuit. This is to prevent
accidental deployment caused by static etc.
CAUTION: Never fail to do Step (3) in order to prevent accidental deployment caused by static.
3. Touch the vehicle's body with bare hands to discharge static in you.
4. Using pliers, cut the driver's air bag module connector from the harnesses. Connect the deployment wires to each harness that has been cut and
insulate the connections with plastic tape.
5. Install a nut to the bolt behind the driver's air bag module and tie thick wire there for securing.
6. Route the deployment wires connected to the driver's air bag module beneath an old tire and wheel assembly. Then, using the wire tied to the bolt,
secure the driver's air bag module to the tire and wheel assembly with the deployment surface facing up.
7. Place three old tires without wheels on the tire secured with the driver's air bag module.
CAUTION:
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Before the deployment, see that no one is near around the driver's air bag module.
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The deployment makes the inflator of the driver's air
