Safety precautions for repairing wiring harnesses and connectors
WARNING:
- Before working on electrical system, disconnect battery ground (GND) strap.
- Before starting a repair, the cause of the damage must be eliminated first, i.e. sharp edges on body parts, faulty electrical components, corrosion etc.
- Further information, e.g. installing and removing the individual components is described in the appropriate Repair Information.
- Wiring harness repairs may only be carried out using yellow wires.
- Every yellow wire and every location on wiring harness wrapped in yellow insulating tape indicates a previous repair.
- Shielded wires such as e.g. RPM sensor and knock sensors may not be repaired.
WARNING:
- Wires at individual airbag modules may not be repaired.
- If wires or connectors at airbag modules are damaged, the respective airbag module must be replaced for safety reasons.
- Repairs on airbag wiring set must be performed exclusively on vehicle-side using VAS 1978 wiring harness repair kit and original replacement parts (connector housing, terminals) in order to guarantee the repair quality required by Audi AG.
- Any warranty claims to Audi AG are void for repairs on airbag wiring set which were not performed using original replacement parts and VAS 1978 wiring harness repair kit.