65 77... Notes on scrapping BMW vehicles with gas generators (central airbag control unit, airbag system): Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

The gas generator is a pyrotechnic component of:

Airbag module
- Driver's/passenger airbag
- Side airbags
- Head airbag
- Knee airbag
Seat belt tensioner
Belt buckle tensioner
Battery safety terminal

1 Series: E81, E82, E87, E88

3 Series: E46, E90, E91, E92, E93

5 Series: E60, E61 from build date 09/2005

6 Series: E63, E64 from build date 09/2005

X3: E83

X5: E53, E70

Z4: E85, E86

Gas generators that have not fired constitute a hazard (also to the environment)!

In accordance with accident prevention regulations and specific national regulations, gas generators must be rendered unusable before they are scrapped. This is necessary because pyrotechnical objects can cause injury if improperly activated (e.g. scrapping with flame cutters).

For vehicles mentioned above that are scheduled for scrapping, it is always essential prior to draining and further disassembly work to ensure that all the gas generators in the vehicle are fired. The fired gas generators can then be scrapped together with the vehicle.