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Deployment Inside the Vehicle




When disposing of vehicles, deploy air bag module while it is mounted in vehicle.

CAUTION: When deploying air bag module, ensure that the vehicle is empty.
1. Turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect both battery cable and wait at least 3 minutes.
2. Disconnect air bag module connector.
3. Connect deployment tool (SST J38381) connector to ail bag module.
For front passenger air bag module, use adapters (SST J38381-30) to attach module to deployment tool connector.




4. Connect red clip of deployment tool to battery positive terminal and black clip to negative terminal.
5. The lamp on the right side of the tool, marked "deployment tool power", should glow green, not red.
6. Press the button on the deployment tool. The left side lamp on the tool, marked "air bag connector voltage", will illuminate. Then the air bag module will deploy.