6. Buckl e th e sea t belt , the n pul l ou t abou t 2 inche s o f
slack , mak e a loo p wit h it , an d hol d th e loo p i n
plac e wit h a cli p a s shown . Deployin
g th e Airbag/Sid e Airbag : Out-of-vehicl e
NOTE : I f a n intac t airba g ha s bee n remove d fro m a
scrappe d vehicle , o r ha s bee n foun d defectiv e o r dam -
age d durin g transit , storag e o r service , i t shoul d b e
deploye d a s follows :
Store th e remove d airba g wit h th e pa d
surfac e up , an d th e remove d sid e airba g wit h th e cau -
tio n labe l surfac e up , out-door s o n fla t groun d a t leas t
3 0 fee t (1 0 m ) fro m an y obstacle s o r people .
7 . Repea t ste p 6 o n th e othe r fron t belt .
8 . Connec t a 1 2 vol t batter y t o th e tool :
• I f th e gree n ligh t o n th e too l come s on , a n ignite r
circuit i s defective . G o t o Damage d Airbag , Sid e
Airba g o r Sea t Bel t Tensione r Specia l Procedure .
• I f th e re d ligh t o n th e too l come s on , th e syste m
i s ready .
9 . Pus h th e tool' s deploymen t switch . Th e airbag s an d
sid e airbag s shoul d deplo y (deploymen t i s bot h
highl y audibl e an d visibl e - a lou d nois e an d rapi d
inflatio n o f th e bags , followe d b y slo w deflation) .
Th e sea t bel t tensioner s shoul d tak e u p th e slac k
(po p th e clip s of f th e belts) , an d loc k th e belt s i n
retracte d positions .
• I f th e airbag s an d sid e airbag s ar e deployed , th e
tensioner s ar e triggered , an d th e gree n ligh t o n
the too l come s on , continu e wit h thi s procedure .
• I f a n airba g o r a sid e airba g doesn' t deplo y o r a
tensione r isn' t triggered , ye t th e gree n ligh t come s
on , a n ignite r i s defective . G o t o Damage d Airba g
o r Pretensione r Specia l Procedure .
During airba g deploymen t an d preten -
sione r activatio n th e airba g an d tensione r assem -
blie s ca n becom e ho t enoug h to bur n you . Wai t 3 0
minute s afte r activatio n befor e touchin g them .
10 . Dispos e o f al l th e airbag s an d tensioner s completely .
N o par t o f the m ca n b e reused . 1
. Confir m tha t th e specia l too l i s functionin g properl y
b y followin g th e chec k procedur e o n thi s pag e o r o n
the too l label .
2. Follo w step s 6 , 7 , 8 , an d 9 of th e in-vehicl e deploy -
men t procedure .
Damage d Airba g o r Sea t Bel t Tensione r Specia l
Procedur e
If a n airba g canno t b e deployed , i t shoul d
no t b e treate d a s norma l scrap ; i t shoul d stil l b e consid -
ere d a potentiall y explosiv e devic e tha t ca n caus e seri -
ou s injury .
1 . I f installe d i n a vehicle , follo w th e remova l proce -
dur e o n pag e 24-160 .
2 . I n al l cases , mak e a shor t circui t b y twistin g togethe r
th e tw o airba g inflato r wire s o r sea t bel t tensione r
wires .
3 . Packag e th e airba g i n exactl y th e sam e packagin g
tha t th e ne w replacemen t par t cam e in .
4 . Mar k th e outsid e o f th e bo x "DAMAGE D AIRBA G
(o r TENSIONER ) NO T DEPLOYED " s o i t doe s no t
ge t confuse d wit h you r part s stock .
5 . Contac t you r Acura Parts an d Servic e Manage r fo r
ho w an d wher e t o retur n i t fo r disposal .
Deploymen t Tool : Chec k Procedur e
1 . Connec t th e yello w clip s t o bot h switc h protecto r
handle s o n th e tool ; connec t th e too l t o a battery .
2 . Pus h th e operatio n switch : gree n mean s th e too l i s
OK ; re d mean s th e too l i s faulty .
3 . Disconnec t th e batter y an d th e yello w clips .
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