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.
-- Lower the headliner. Refer to HEADLINER, LOWERING .
-- Remove the bolt -2- from the A-pillar.
-- Disengage the strap -1-.
-- Unclip the head curtain airbag clips from the body using :VAS211 001 .
-- 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.
-- Remove the connector lock -3- -arrow- and disconnect the connector -2-.
-- Remove the bolt -1-.
-- Disengage the head curtain airbag -4- first at the rear out of the mount -arrow A- on the body.
-- Disengage the head curtain airbag from the mount -arrow B- on the body and remove.
Risk of airbag deployment.
There is a risk of injury.
- Store the airbag with the cushion facing upward.