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Removing and installing seat occupied sensor > < Removing and installing side airbag
General Body Assembly, Interior (Repair groups 68, 69, 70, 72, 74)
Repairing side airbags
Removing and installing side airbag for Recaro seat
 
A69-0126
Important
Observe safety precautions for side airbag.
  • Backrest
  • Side airbag module
  • ◆ Removing
    • ‒ Remove seat
    • ‒ Remove fitting panel => Page 72-94
    • ‒ Detach yellow connector of airbag cable underneath seat.
    • ‒ Detach black connector of airbag earthing cable underneath the seat.
 
A69-0126
    • ‒ Loosen bolt -4- of retaining tab -6- at bottom of side airbag module -2-.
    • ‒ Press side airbag module -2- downward.
    • ‒ Pull side airbag module -2- carefully towards outside.
  • ◆ Installing
Important
Ensure that there is no-one in the vehicle.

Note:

Always replace bolt - 4-.

    • ‒ Mount side airbag module - 2- in such a way that the locking pins - 3- sit in the engaging holes - 7-.
    • ‒ Push side airbag module up as far as possible.
 
A69-0126
    • ‒ Tighten the new bolt -4- at side airbag module with a tightening torque of 10 Nm.
    • ‒ Route airbag cable -5-.
    • ‒ Connect yellow connector of airbag cable and black connector of airbag earthing cable underneath the seat.
    • ‒ Reattach fitting panel.
  • Locking pins
  • Bolt
    • ‒ Tightening torque 10 Nm
  • Airbag cable
  • Fastener
  • Engaging holes

Removing and installing seat occupied sensor > < Removing and installing side airbag