Risk of Injury Results When Testing/Storage of Airbag

Risk of injury

Injuries may be caused by flying objects if an airbag or emergency tensioning retractor (ETR) unit is triggered accidentally or if an airbag unit is stored with its deployment face down.

Safety instructions/precautions

- Always store removed airbag units with the discharge opening facing upwards

- Purchase, transport, storage, and checking and assembly operations may only be performed or supervised by specially trained personnel

- Install airbag or emergency belt tensioner unit immediately after taking them from the storage room.

- Airbag and emergency tensioning retractor units must be protected from flying sparks, open flames and temperatures of > 100°C.

- Do not transport airbags and emergency tensioning retractors in the passenger compartment, but rather stow them securely in the load compartment of the vehicle in their original replacement part packaging so as to prevent any sliding.

- Do not allow grease, oil or cleaning agents to come into contact with airbag or ETR units.

- Only perform system tests using the approved testing equipment (e.g. hand-heldtester) when installed and without passengers

- Initial hook-up of the battery or an external power supply may only be done when the ignition is switched on and when the vehicle is unoccupied

- Airbag and emergency belt tensioner units which have fallen from a height of mom than 0.5 m must be replaced

- (A) (CH) (D)For proper disposal return airbags and emergency tensioning retractors in the original package through the usual disposal channel MeRSy (Renz company).

- In all countries except (A) (CH) (D) proper and safe scrapping shall be done in compliance with the applicable regulations of the country concerned.

The following steps must be taken before performing body work or retrofitting operations, work on airbag or ETR units, or work on components connected to airbag or ETR units or that involves the airbag or ETR circuit (e.g. when removing the steering wheel):

- Remove key from starter Switch
- Disconnect and isolate the battery ground cable.
- Disconnect the SRS test connector
- Disconnect external power sources (e.g. charging equipment).
- Pull plug from control module prior to performing work inside the passenger compartment and prior to any welding work.