C 2500 Truck 2WD V8-5.7L VIN R (1997)
SIR Coil Assembly: Service and Repair
WARNINGS:
1. When you are carrying an undeployed inflator module:
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Do not carry the inflator module by the wires or connector on the inflator module.
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Make sure the bag opening points away from you.
2. Take special care when handling and storing a live (undeployed) inflator module. Air bag deployment produces rapid gas generation.
This may cause the inflator module, or an object in front of the inflator module, to jettison through the air in the unlikely event of an
accidental deployment.
3. When you are storing an undeployed inflator module, make sure the bag opening points away from the surface on which the inflator
module rests. when you are storing a steering column, do not rest the column with the bag opening facing down and the column vertical
Provide free space for the air bag to expand in case of an accidental deployment.
4. Personal injury may result from any mishandling of the inflator module.
For SIR coil assembly service procedures, refer to Steering Column / Service and Repair. See: Steering and Suspension/Steering/Steering
Column/Service and Repair
