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Check the SIPS Bag System

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1998 Volvo C70. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Check the igniter cable 

If there is visual damage to the igniter cable's protective sheath:

Fig 1: Identifying Height Of Sensor
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Check the sensor unit 

WARNING: Exercise care when the SIPS bag is not secured. Never apply physical force to the sensor unit. The aluminum case on the sensor unit must not be indented or buckled.

The sensor unit should be easy to remove and assembled on the SIPS pipe. If the sensor unit is jammed or difficult to remove, it may be buckled.

If the SIPS bag is OK: 

To install, reverse the removal procedure.

If any part of the SIPS bag is defective: 

Fit a new complete SIPS bag as per SIPS Bag In The Front Seat, Replacing .