SL L4-1.9L SOHC VIN 8 (1997)
Air Bag: Service and Repair
Install or Connect
INSTALLATION
1. Connect inflator module to wiring harness and install integral connector lock device.
IMPORTANT: Always replace inflator module fasteners with new fasteners. Never reuse old fasteners.
2. Install inflator module into steering wheel and torque fasteners, being careful not to cross thread fasteners.
Torque: 10 N.m (89 in.lbs.)
3. Snap on screw covers.
4. Enable the SIR system. (Refer to "Air Bag(s) Arming and Disarming.")
Preliminary Precautions
CAUTION: SAFETY PRECAUTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED WHEN HANDLING A DEPLOYED INFLATOR MODULE (AIR BAG).
AFTER DEPLOYMENT THE INFLATOR MODULE (AIR BAG) SURFACE MAY CONTAIN A SMALL AMOUNT OF SODIUM
HYDROXIDE, A BY-PRODUCT OF THE DEPLOYMENT REACTION, THAT IS IRRITATING TO THE SKIN AND EYES. MOST OF
THE POWDER ON THE INFLATOR MODULE (AIR BAG) IS HARMLESS. AS A PRECAUTION, WEAR GLOVES AND SAFETY
GLASSES WHEN HANDLING A DEPLOYED INFLATOR MODULE (AIR BAG), AND WASH YOUR HANDS WITH MILD SOAP AND
WATER AFTERWARDS.
CAUTION: 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.