Airbag Unit With Igniter, Removing And Installing: Removing
Risk of injury due to involuntary deployment.
- Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING ON PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS .
- Observe the disposal regulations for pyrotechnic components. Refer to AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER AND BATTERY CUT-OUT UNITS, STORING, TRANSPORTING AND DISPOSING (PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS) .
-- Move the steering wheel as far to the rear and down as possible. Use the full steering column adjustment range for this.
-- Disconnect the battery ground cable with the ignition turned on. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
-- Move the steering wheel out of the straight-ahead position by turning it clockwise 130°, so that the opening on the rear side of the steering wheel faces directly upward (approximately 12 o'clock position).
There is a risk of damaging the wires.
- Do not use a flat-head screwdriver.
-- Guide a Phillips head screwdriver or a T25 TORX® screwdriver (approximately 100 mm long) all the way into the opening. A thin foam wall in the inside of the steering wheel must be punctured to do this.
-- Release the locking bracket -1- for the airbag by pulling the TORX® screwdriver upward forcefully -arrow-.
-- The retainer -arrow A- is loosened from the steering wheel by pressing down the locking bracket -1-.
Risk of damaging the airbag unit.
- Do not remove the airbag unit by pulling on it forcefully. If the airbag unit cannot be detached, push it back into the steering wheel and repeat the procedure.
-- Turn the steering wheel back 260° and repeat the procedure, while making sure that the airbag does not reengage on the loosened side.
-- Loosen the remaining retainers -B arrows- on the steering wheel by pressing down the locking bracket -2-.
-- Bring the steering wheel back into the center (wheels are straight).
Risk of injury due to involuntary deployment.
- Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". For example, this can be done by briefly touching the door striker.
-- Remove the airbag -3- from the steering wheel slightly.
-- Pull out the connector lock -2- -arrow- and press it down, disconnect the connector -1-.
-- Equipped on some models: disconnect the connector for the buttons in the steering wheel.
Risk of injury due to involuntary deployment.
- Lay the airbag so that the collision cushion faces upward.