Scrapping Vehicles with Deployed Airbags

WARNING: Make the battery connections last.
The airbag will deploy as the battery connections are made.

1. Pass the cut ends of the two 10 metre (33ft) link wires through an open window and connect using two scotchlocks to the feed and return wires for one airbag.
2. Close the vehicle doors and leave the window with the link wires open.
3. Check that no personnel are in the car or in the area around the car. Warn personnel in adjacent areas of the impending airbag deployment.
4. Move back 10 metres (33ft) and connect the link harness crocodile clips to the positive and negative terminals of the slave battery; the airbag will deploy immediately.
5. Allow the deployed unit to cool for at least 20 minutes and monitor continuously to ensure that the heat generated during deployment does not create a fire with spilled liquids or other debris.
6. Using all appropriate safety precautions (see all warnings and precautions after the 'Safety Precautions and Warnings' Heading), enter the vehicle and cut the link harness wires from the deployed airbag.
7. Using two new scotchlocks, connect the link harness to the feed and return wires for the second airbag and deploy it by repeating steps 7 to 11 of this procedure.
8. The vehicle may now be scrapped in the normal manner with the deployed airbag modules installed.
9. In the event of any problems or queries, contact Aston Martin Lagonda Limited - Technical Services Department.

Scrapping Vehicles with Deployed Airbags

When scrapping a vehicle with a deployed airbag, first check that all installed airbags have been deployed or removed.

In the event that only one airbag has been deployed, it must be assumed that the second airbag is still live and therefore must be treated using the 'Scrapping Vehicles with Live Airbags' procedure.

When it is verified that both airbags have been deployed or removed, the vehicle may be scrapped in the normal manner.