Front Center Airbag Wire, Removing And Installing: 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.

TIP:

Remove the cushion on the backrest in the area of the airbag (side sill and tunnel side) only far enough to access the airbag connector.

-- Disengage the cover and cushion on the backrest and free it up. Refer to BACKREST COVER AND CUSHION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Push the cushion on the backrest side sill side in the area of the thorax airbag to the side.

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CAUTION:

Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.

Risk of injury.

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

-- Release the connector lock -2- with a small flat-head screwdriver -arrow-.

-- Disconnect the connector -1- on the thorax airbag igniter.

-- Unclip and free up the thorax airbag wire on the backrest frame.

-- Push the cushion on the backrest tunnel side in the area of the center airbag to the side.

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CAUTION:

Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.

Risk of injury.

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

-- Release the connector lock -4- with a small flat-head screwdriver -arrow-.

-- Disconnect the connector -2- on the thorax airbag igniter -3-.

-- Unclip and free up the center airbag wire on the backrest frame.

-- Carefully guide the wire for the center airbag and side airbag out of the backrest frame and remove it.