Service Precautions - Air Bag

Observe following precautions when working with vehicles equipped with Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) system:

• 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 2 minutes before making SIR repairs. SIR system retains enough voltage to deploy air bag after power is disconnected.
• To prevent accidental air bag deployment, avoid SIR wiring harness when trouble shooting instrument panel components. All SIR wires are color-coded Yellow.