Driver Side Airbag Unit, Removing and Installing

Driver Side Airbag Unit, Removing And Installing

Removing

CAUTION:
- Never let anyone sit in the passenger compartment when the airbag system is being worked on, especially when the airbag system is being connected to a power source or the battery is being reconnected.
- Observe safety precautions for working on airbags

- Disconnect battery ground (GND) strap
- Disengage steering column adjustment.







- Turn steering wheel - 1 - until the steering wheel spoke is in a vertical position. Pull out steering column entirely and push into lower position.







- Secure steering column adjustment.







- Insert approx. 70 mm long and 8 mm wide flat blade screwdriver (for USA: removal tool Airbag Removal Tool (USA only) JC 1000) into hole on back of steering wheel (press wide blade into hole toward outside of steering wheel).







- Turn screwdriver - arrow - (for USA: insert Airbag Removal Tool (USA only) JC 1000 ). In this case, clamp - 2 - will be pressed down and the catch - 3 - of the airbag unit - 4 - will thereby disengage.
- Turn steering wheel back 180° and disengage second catch on the opposite side.
- Turn steering wheel - 1 - to center position (wheels in straight-ahead position).

CAUTION: Electrostatic charges may result in involuntary deployment of the airbag. Therefore, the technician must be electrostatically discharged before disconnecting ignition- and Ground (GND) wires. This is done e.g. by briefly grasping the chassis or door striker.

- Disconnect harness connector from airbag unit - 4 -.


Installing







- Insert airbag unit - 4 - after connecting harness connector - 2 - into steering wheel - 1 - and push downward until catches - 5 - engage.







CAUTION:
- Make sure no one is in the vehicle.
- Never let anyone sit in the passenger compartment when the airbag system is being worked on, especially when the airbag system is being connected to a power source or the battery is being reconnected.

- Close doors.
- Connect battery ground (GND) strap
- Switch on ignition.

NOTE: After connecting battery, vehicle options (radio, clock, electric window regulator) must be checked according to repair manual and/or user manual.