Head Curtain Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing: Removing
-- Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
Risk of airbag deployment.
There is a risk of injury.
- Check if the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks.
- If the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks, the DTC memory must be read.
- If >>short circuit to positive<< is a DTC memory entry, disconnect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
- If there is a DTC memory entry, the Guided Fault Finding instructions on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester must always be followed.
- If the airbag indicator lamp does not turn on or blink, or there is no DTC memory entry with >>short circuit to positive<< : switch off the ignition, keep the ignition key outside of the vehicle and wait 10 seconds.
-- Remove the headliner and lay it on the seats. It is not necessary to remove it from the vehicle. Refer to HEADLINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Remove the bolt -arrow- for the head curtain airbag strap from the A-pillar.
-- Unclip the clips -1- from the A-pillar.
-- Unclip the head curtain airbag clips from the body using : VAS211001 .
-- Do this by guiding the plier tips into the openings, press the clip catches -1- for the head curtain airbag together and remove the clip.
Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.
There is a risk of injury.
- Discharge static electricity by briefly touching the door striker.
-- Release the connector lock -2- with a small flat-head screwdriver in direction of -arrow A-.
-- Remove the connector -3-.
-- Remove the bolt -arrow B- with the anti-twist mechanism.
-- Remove the head curtain airbag -1- from the front mount.
-- Pull the head curtain airbag toward the front from the mount on the body and remove.