Safety measures

Safety measures

Operations to the Air Bag system components should be carried out by suitably trained personnel, SCRUPULOUSLY following the safety measures listed below. Polythene gloves and protective goggles must be worn during removal and replacement operations.

Before proceeding with the removal of an Air Bag, disconnect the battery leads and wait at least 10 minutes.

Do not use naked flames near an Air Bag or the system components.

Damaged or defective individual system components should not be repaired or tampered with in any way, but always replaced in one piece.

For more detailed information on the safety instructions, see the previous pages.

Order of operations

• Remove the lower steering shaft cover, undoing the 3 bolts shown by the arrows;
• undo the three 5 mm bolts, located at the rear of the steering wheel; to gain access to each bolt, rotate the steering wheel, positioning it as illustrated in the diagram;

After they have been removed, Air Bag modules which have not been activated should be immediately placed in a suitably marked, lockable cupboard.
The figure illustrates the way the module should be positioned with the metal part resting on the surface.