DTC (Diagnostic Trouble Codes): Precautions

Make sure the 12 volt battery is fully charged. If the 12 volt battery is dead or low, electrical measurements values may not be correct.
Determine if the vehicle has been crashed and repaired, make sure all required parts have been replaced. Refer to COMPONENT REPLACEMENT/INSPECTION AFTER DEPLOYMENT .
Use only a digital multimeter to check the system. Make sure its output is 10 mA (0.01 A) or less when switched to the smallest value in the ohmmeter range. A tester with a higher output could damage the airbag circuit or cause accidental airbag deployment and possible injury.
Whenever the ignition switch is in ON (II), or has been turned to LOCK (0) for less than 3 minutes, be careful not to bump the SRS unit; the airbags could accidentally deploy and cause damage or injuries.
Before removing the dashboard wire harness or SRS floor wire harness, disconnect the driver's airbag connector, the front passenger's airbag connector, both side airbag connectors, both side curtain airbag connectors, and both seat belt tensioner connectors.
Do not touch a tester probe to the terminals in the SRS unit or harness connectors, and do not connect the SRS unit terminals or the sensor terminals with a jumper wire. Use only the back probe set and the multimeter. Back probe spring-loaded lock type connectors correctly.