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Seat Belt Pretensioner

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  1. Before deploying seat belt pretensioner, inspect operating condition of Deployment Tool (49 H066 002). See INSPECTING DEPLOYMENT TOOL  under DISPOSAL PROCEDURES. Ensure vehicle is outside and away from other vehicles and people. Disable air bag system. See DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM .
  2. Remove appropriate seat belt pretensioner. See SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER  under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Connect Deployment Harness Adapter (49 D066 002) to component side of seat belt pretensioner connector. See Figure. Position seat belt pretensioner inside scrap tire.
  3. Wrap wire harness through the tire and around seat belt pretensioner at least 4 times. See Fig 1.
  4. Stack 2 scrap tires under tire which seat belt pretensioner is attached. Place another tire and then a scrap rim and tire assembly on top of entire stack and tie stack together with strong rope or wire. Connect Red clip of deployment tool to positive battery terminal and Black clip of deployment tool to negative battery terminal. Verify deployment tool Red light is on.
  5. Ensure all persons are at least 20 feet from vehicle. Press deployment tool activation switch to deploy seat belt pretensioner. Because of heat generated from seat belt pretensioner deployment, wait at least 15 minutes before handling deployed pretensioner.
Fig 1: Securing Seat Belt Pretensioner To Tire
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