Passenger’s side air bag

1. Disconnect the connections of the horns.
2. Slacken the two screws and remove the safety catch.
3. Slacken the three screws and remove the clock spring.

NOTE: After removing the safety catch, the clock spring is locked in its possible rotations as safety pin A comes out.

If the clock spring is replaced by a new one, the new device is supplied already locked in the correct position by a clamp. Assemble it on the steering wheel as described previously, then remove the clamp and assemble the steering wheel on the steering column after making sure that the wheels are perfectly straight.

When the device has been removed, if for any reason whatsoever the upper plate is turned in relation to the lower one - for instance if the pin is pressed inadvertently - it is no longer possible to distinguish the position between the two plates.

In this case, it is necessary to rotate the two plates to the end - pressing the pin - then rewind the cable 3.5 turns: this position corresponds to half of the winding and makes it possible to assemble the device with the wheels perfectly straight. If in doubt, change the device.

PASSENGER’S SIDE AIR BAG

REMOVAL/REFITTING (to ’97 versions)

• Before doing any work on the system carefully adhere to to the SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS given in "GROUP 55 - ELECTRIC SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS" Section "Air Bag and Pre-tensioners". In particular disconnect both battery terminals, isolate them and wait for 10 minutes before doing any work.
• Should system diagnosis using the ALFA TESTER be necessary, disconnect the Air Bag module and replace it with the special dummy resistance (see "Group 55 - ELECTRIC SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS" - Section "Air Bag and Pre-tensioners").