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Air Bag Simulator

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To remove risk of accidental air bag deployment while diagnostics are performed, Air Bag Simulators (418-F088/105-R0012, and 418-133/40-009) or equivalent are required. See Fig 1. An air bag simulator is a 2-ohm resistor with appropriate connector and is used to simulate air bag module connection to the system. DO NOT short-circuit air bag module connections with a zero-ohm jumper wire. If zero-ohm jumper is used, a Light Flash Code (LFC) will be displayed.

Fig 1: Identifying Air Bag Simulator
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