Air Bag Precautions

Observe the following precautions when working on vehicles equipped with Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) air bag systems:

• Before performing any instrument panel testing, diagnosis or repair, disable SIR system by disconnecting negative battery cable and Yellow 2-pin connector at base of steering column.
• Wait 20 MINUTES before making SIR repairs. SIR system retains enough voltage, for a short time after disconnecting power, to deploy air bag.
• To avoid accidental air bag deployment, avoid SIR wiring harness when trouble shooting instrument panel components. All SIR wires are color-coded Yellow.