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All driver, passenger and seat side air bag modules

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Fig 1: Making Container To House Air Bag Module For Deployment
G03926249Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  1. Make a container to house the air bag module for deployment.
      NOTE: The tires must be of sufficient size to accommodate the air bag module.
    • Obtain a tire and wheel assembly and an additional 4 tires (without wheels) of the same size.
    • With the tire and wheel assembly on the bottom, stack the tires.
    • Securely tie all of the tires together.
  2. Depower the system. For additional information, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering and Repowering .
  3. Remove the air bag module. For additional information, refer to the appropriate procedure.
    4. NOTE: If the air bag module does not have a hard-wired pigtail, it will be necessary to cut the wires and connector(s) from the vehicle wire harness and reconnect to the air bag module.
  4. Cut each of the air bag module wires near the electrical connector that connects to the vehicle wire harness.
  5. Remove any sheathing (if present) and strip the insulation from the ends of the cut wires.
    6. Fig 2: Locating Air Bag Module Wire Squibs
    G03959595Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    NOTE: Typical driver air bag module with 2 squibs shown, other air bag modules with multiple squibs similar.
  6. For air bag modules with multiple squibs, twist together a wire from each squib then repeat for the remaining wires from each squib.
  7. Make a jumper harness to deploy the air bag module.
    • Obtain 2 wires (20 gauge minimum) at least 9.14 m (30 ft) long and strip both ends of each wire.
    • At one end of the jumper harness, connect the wires together.
    8. Fig 3: Connecting Jumper Wires To Squibs
    G03959596Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Using the end of the jumper harness that the wires are not connected together, attach each wire of the jumper harness to each wire of the air bag module or to the twisted-together wires if multiple squibs. Use tape or other insulating material to make sure that the leads do not make contact with each other.


  1. Remain at least 9.14 m (30 ft) away from the air bag module.
  2. From the end of the jumper harness that is not connected to the air bag module, disconnect the 2 wires of the jumper harness from each other.
  3. Deploy the air bag module by touching the ends of the 2 wires of the jumper harness to the terminals of a 12-volt battery.
  4. To allow for cooling, wait at least 10 minutes before approaching the deployed air bag module.
  5. Dispose of the deployed air bag module in the same manner as any other part to be scrapped.
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