Deploying Components Out of the Vehicle

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Honda Insight and 2010 Honda Insight. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

If an intact airbag or tensioner has been removed from a scrapped vehicle, or has been found defective or damaged during transit, storage, or service, it should be deployed as follows:

Fig 1: Deploying Components Out Of Vehicle

Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

Confirm that the deployment tool is functioning properly by following the check procedure Deploying Airbags in the Vehicle on the tool label.
Position the airbag face up, outdoors, on flat ground, at least 10 m (30 ft) from any obstacles or people.
Follow steps 9 through 12 of the in-vehicle deployment procedure.
NOTE: The driver's and passenger's airbags have dual inflators. Twist each pair of unlike colored wires together, and clip an alligator clip to each pair.