Driver Front Airbag Crash Sensor -G283-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing
-- Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
Risk of airbag deployment.
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.
Vehicles with Gasoline Engine
-- Remove the headlamps. Refer to HEADLAMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Vehicles with diesel engine
-- Remove the front section wheel housing liner. Refer to OVERVIEW - FRONT WHEEL HOUSING LINER .
Continuation for All Vehicles
-- Remove the bolt -2-.
-- Remove the front airbag crash sensor -3- from the headlamp mount.
-- Release and disconnect the connector -1-.
-- To do this, pull out the connector lock -2-, push down direction of the -arrow-, and disconnect the connector -1- on the crash sensor.