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Air Bag: Service Precautions



Handling Airbag and Belt Tensioner
Dangers for persons and the environment

NOTE:
- Injury caused by incorrect triggering of the installed unit.
- Injury caused by spinning away e.g. of the entire unit.
- Burns caused by touching the hot surfaces of a triggered unit.
- Damage to hearing due to the explosion when gas is released.
- Irritation caused by breathing in fuel particles.
- Irritation caused by skin and eye contact with fuel particles.
- Airbag/belt tensioner components should neither be opened nor repaired; always use only new parts.
- Injury caused by incorrect triggering due to manipulation of the short circuit bridge.