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Driver's Air Bag Module Deployment Inside The Vehicle

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  1. Move the vehicle to flat and isolated spot.
    CAUTION: Disconnect the battery cable connection, and wait for 60 seconds or more before starting the work.
  2. Disconnect the (-) and (+) terminals of battery cable, and then remove the battery from the vehicle.
  3. Remove the Steering column lower cover (Refer to STEERING COLUMN SHAFT ASSEMBLY ).
  4. Remove the connection between the clock spring connector (4-pin) and the harness side connector (4-pin).
    NOTE: Once disconnected from the instrument panel wiring harness, both electrodes of the clock spring connector short automatically. This prevents the driver's air bag from accidental deployment caused by static, etc.
    Fig 1: Identifying Clock Spring Connector (4-Pin) And Harness Side Connector (4-Pin)
    G09666806Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  5. Obtain two suitable wires, which are 6 m (20 feet) or longer, as deployment wires. Then connect the wires at one end to short.
  6. Touch the vehicle's body with bare hands to discharge static in you.
    Fig 2: Identifying Deployment Wires And Connection
    G09666807Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  7. Use nippers to cut the wires (white and black-white) at the wiring harness side connector (4-pin). Connect the deployment wires to the two cut wiring harness wires, and then wrap a insulation tape around the connections. Then pull out the deployment wires through the door window.
    NOTE: The disconnection location should be sufficiently away from the harness side connector with consideration to the expansion harness connection location upon disconnections.
  8. Connect the harness side connector connected with an expansion harness to the clock spring connector.
    Fig 3: Identifying Harness Side Connector, Insulator Tape, Connection And Deployment Wire
    G09666808Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
    WARNING: If the glass is scratched, the glass may be shattered at deployment. Therefore, cover with a vehicle cover to avoid danger.
  9. In order to suppress the operation sound as much as possible, fully close all the door windows, close the doors, and then cover the vehicle with a vehicle cover.
    CAUTION:
    • Make sure that no one is present inside or near the vehicle before deploying the air bag.
    • Immediately after the air bag deployment, the inflator is extremely hot. Thus, before handling, leave the inflator for 30 minutes or more to cool.
    • If the air bag module does not deploy, consult with your distributor.
    Fig 4: Deploying Air Bag Module
    G09666809Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  10. Disconnect the deployment wire connection at a place as far as possible from the vehicle. Then, connect the wires to the removed vehicle battery to deploy the air bag module.
  11. Discard the deployed air bag module according to the disposal procedures (Refer to AIR BAG MODULE DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ).
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