Front Side Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing: Removing
- Follow all Safety Precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
- Follow the additional safety precautions when working with the side airbag. Refer to SIDE AIRBAG ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
- Follow all regulations when disposing of pyrotechnic components. Refer to AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER AND BATTERY CUT-OUT UNITS, STORING, TRANSPORTING AND DISPOSING .
-- Remove the front seat. Refer to FRONT SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Attach the front seat to the Engine/Transmission Holder - Seat Repair Fixture VAS6136. Refer to FRONT SEAT, MOUNTING ON FIXTURE FOR SEAT REPAIR .
-- Remove the front seat backrest FRONT BACKREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, STANDARD SEAT/COMFORT SEAT/SPORT SEAT .
-- Remove the padding from the front backrest until the side airbag bolt -7- is accessible BACKREST COVER AND UPHOLSTERY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, STANDARD, COMFORT, SPORT SEAT ; to do this carefully pull off the cover -2- and the padding -3- in the area around the side airbag.
-- Remove the bolt -7-.
-- Release the side airbag -6- and the hook -5- from the backrest frame -4- and leave it in the pocket sewn into the cover -1-.
-- Remove the cover and padding form the seat backrest, refer to BACKREST COVER AND UPHOLSTERY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, STANDARD, COMFORT, SPORT SEAT and remove the side airbag.