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Air Bag: Service and Repair

Driver Side Airbag Unit , Removing and Installing

Driver Side Airbag Unit, Removing And Installing

Vehicles with four-spoke steering wheel

Assembly overview

1

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Steering wheel

2

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Connector

3

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Catches
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are disengaged from the back side of the steering wheel

4

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Airbag unit
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Because of the differing engaging mechanisms, only steering wheels and airbag units from same supplier can be installed.

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For vehicles equipped with wooden steering wheel, airbag unit is bolted to steering wheel.

5

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Hex bolt
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75 Nm

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Discontinued shortly after start of production

After current supplies are exhausted, only socket head bolts - are available as a replacement part

6

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Socket head bolt
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60 Nm

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coated with locking compound

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may be used up to five times

Press in a punch indentation after each installation

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