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Remove/Install Driver Airbag On Steering Wheel - AR91.60-P-0661ME

Model 167 

Shown up to model year 2022 

Fig 1: Driver Airbag On Steering Wheel Components Location - Model 167 (Shown Up To Model Year 2022)
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Shown up to model year 2022 

Shown up to model year 2022 

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WARNING Risk of injury  during testing and repair operations related to pyrotechnical components Do not expose pyrotechnical component parts to temperatures above 100°C or 212°F. Disconnect current supply when working on such component parts. AS91.00-Z-0008-01A 
Notice  Information on preventing damage to electronic components due to electrostatic discharge   AH54.00-P-0001-01A
  Information, assessment and legal requirements when working with, handling and storing pyrotechnical components   AH91.00-Z-0000-10A 
  Notes on safety-relevant components   AH00.00-Z-0019-01A
REMOVINGREMOVING Remove/install     
1 Move steering wheel (6) all the way upward.    
2 Disconnect ground line at on-board electrical system battery.   AR54.10-P-0003ME
3.1 Insert hexagon socket screwdriver (1) into right and left opening (arrow) at steering wheel (6) and push respective end of spring (2) inwards until the driver's airbag (4) is released Model 167
up to model year 2022
IMPORTANT Angle: a = approx. 25°
IMPORTANTCommercially available devices/tools  Hexagon socket screwdriver (1) with a size of 4 mm.
IMPORTANT When removing the driver's airbag (4) for the first time, the steering wheel (6) must be pierced at the right and left opening (arrow).
INSTALLATION IMPORTANT The ends of the spring (2) must audibly engage into the mounts (5) of the driver's airbag (4).
 
3.2 Insert extraction hook (7) into release opening (8) at steering wheel (6) and release spring (2) of driver's airbag (4) using extraction hook (7) in direction of arrow. Model 167 as of model year 2022  
    INSTALLATION IMPORTANT The driver's airbag (4) must audibly engage in the steering wheel (6).
SPECIAL TOOL Extraction hook
Fig 2
4 Remove driver's airbag (4), release and disconnect electrical connector (3). INSTALLATION IMPORTANT Make sure that the electrical connector (3) engages correctly.  
5 Dispose of driver's airbag (4) properly. If driver's airbag (4) was replaced.  
6 Install in the reverse order.    
  Concluding tasks     
7 Check Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) using vehicle diagnosis system.    
REFER TO SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS     AD00.00-P-2000-06ME
Fig 2: Identifying Extraction Hook (140 589 02 33 00)
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