Front Center 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.
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 center airbag (tunnel side) just until the center airbag is accessible. It is not necessary to remove the front seat, headrest and backrest for this.
-- 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 tunnel side in the area of the center airbag to the side.
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 center airbag igniter -3-.
-- Remove the bolt -1-.
-- Slide the center airbag -1- upward -arrow A- and disengage -arrow B- the lower hook -3- from the backrest frame -4-.
-- Disengage the upper hook -2- from the backrest frame by pulling the center airbag downward.
-- Remove the center airbag from the pocket sewn into the cover if necessary.