Knee Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing, Driver Side: Removing

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-- Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .

CAUTION:

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.

-- Move the steering wheel as far up and backward as possible to be able to use the entire steering column adjustment range.

-- Remove the instrument panel cover on the driver side. Refer to DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolts -2-.

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-- Remove the knee airbag -1- from the crossmember.

-- Carefully remove the knee airbag, until the connector -4- can be disconnected.

CAUTION:

Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.

Risk of injury.

- Discharge the static electricity: quickly touch the door striker.

-- Release the connector lock -3- with a small flat-head screwdriver -arrow-.

-- Disconnect the connector from the knee airbag igniter.

CAUTION:

Risk of airbag deployment

There is a risk of injury.

- Store the airbag with the cushion facing upward.