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Action Taken

DERM turns on INFLATABLE RESTRAINT indicator light until current Code 51 is cleared.

NOTE: Test numbers refer to test numbers on diagnostic chart. For circuit number identification, see WIRING DIAGRAMS.
WARNING: To avoid air bag deployment while troubleshooting the SIR system, only use test equipment specified in diagnostic charts. Under no circumstances should battery powered test equipment or test light be used. Carefully follow all instructions.
  1. If inflator modules have not deployed, Code 51 may have set falsely.
  2. When an accident has occurred, perform indicated procedures to ensure SIR system is functional.
  3. Test checks for a DERM fault setting code falsely.
  4. Test determines whether code was set inadvertently during diagnosis.
Fig 1: Current Code 51 - Frontal Crash Detected
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