Rear Thorax 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.
-- Move the front seats all the way forward.
-- Remove the bench seat. Refer to BENCH SEAT/SINGLE SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Remove the nut -arrow A-.
-- Hold the seat belt to the side and remove the side cushion -1- from the threaded pins.
-- Fold the rear seat backrest slightly forward.
-- Pivot the side cushion slightly to the front -arrow B-.
-- Pull the side cushion at the bracket -2- out of the mount -arrow A-.
-- Disengage the hooks -1-, to do that, swivel the side cushions toward the front and at the same time remove downward -arrow B-.
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 -3- on the thorax airbag igniter and free up the wire.
-- Place the side cushion on a soft surface.
-- Remove the nuts -4-.
-- Remove the rear thorax airbag -1- from the mount.
-- If equipped, remove the thorax airbag from the pocket sewn into the cover.