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Precautions/Procedures
SRS Unit Precautions
Take extra care when painting or doing body work in
the area below the dashboard. Avoid direct exposure
of the SRS unit or wiring to heat guns, welding, or
spraying equipment.
Disconnect the driver's/front passenger's airbag con-
nectors and seat belt tensioner connectors before
working below the dashboard near the SRS unit.
After any degree of frontal body damage, or after a
collision without airbag deployment, inspect the SRS
unit for physical damage. lf it is dented, cracked, or
detormed, reolace it,
Be sure the SRS unit is installed securelv.
Do not disassemble the SRS unit.
Store the SRS unit in a cool {less than about
104"F/40"C) and dry {less than 80o/o humidity. no
moisture) place. Do not spill water or oil on the SRS
unit, and keep it awav from dust.
During installation or replacement, be careful not to
bump (impact wrench, hammer, etc.) the area a[ound
the SRS unit, The airbags could accidentally deploy
and cause damage or injury.
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Inspection After Deployment
After a collision in which the airbags were deployed.
replace the SRS unit, and inspect the following:
1. Inspect all the SRS wire harnesses. Replace, don't
repair, any damaged harnesses
2. Inspect the cable reel for heat damage, lf there is any
damage. replace the cable reel.
3. After the vehicle is completely repaired, turn the
ignition switch on. lf the SRS indicator light comes
on for about six seconds and then goes off, the SRS
system is OK. lf the indicator light does not function
properly, go to SRS Troubleshooting.
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SRS Unit
).0Replacement
CAUTION:
. Before disconnecting any part of the SRS wire har-
nesg, disconnect the airbag connoctors (and soat beh
tensioner connectorsl.
. During installation or replacament, do not bump(impact wrench, hammer etc.) the area near the SRS
unit.
Do not damage the SFS unit terminalg or connsc-
lors.
Do not disassemble the SRS unit it has no saryice-
able parts,
Store the SRS unit in a clean, dry area.
Do not use any SRS unit which has been subiected
to water damage or shows signs ot being dropped orimproperly handlgd, such as dents, cracks or defor-
mation.
Disconnect the battery negative cable, then discon-
nect the positive cable from the battery, andwaitat
least three minutes.
Disconnect the airbag connectors (and seat belt ten-
sioner connectors). (When disconnected, the airbag
and seat belt tensioner connectors are automatical-
ly shorted.)
Driver's Side:
. Remove the access panel from the steering
wheel, then disconnect the 2P connector
between the driver's airbag and cable reel (see
page 24-231.
Front Passenger's Side:. Disconnect the 2P connector between the frontpassenger's airbag and SRS main harness (see
page 24-231.
Soat Beh Tensionor ('98 - 00 modelsr:. Remove the left and right center pillar lower trimpanels (see section 20).
. Disconnect the seat belt tensioner 2P connectors
from the left side wire harness (driver's side) and
the right wire harness (front passenger's side)(see page 24'231.
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3. Remove the right side cover from the SRS unit.
SRS UNIT
TORXAOLTSUse a TorxT30 bir.
COVER
Remove the left slde cover from the SRS unit. then
disconnect the SRS main harness 18P connector
from the SRS unit.
sRsHARNESS18P CONNECTOR
TORXBOLTSUs€ a TorxT30 bir.
stoECOVER
Remove the four Torx bolts from the SRS unit. then
oull out the SRS unit from the driver's side.
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Airbag/Seat Belt Tensioner
1.
Disposal (cont'dl
Connect a 12 volt battery to the tool'
. It the green light on the tool comes on, the air-
bag igniter circuit is defective and cannot deploy
the airbag. Go to Damaged Airbag Special
Procedure.
.lftheredlightonthetool comes on, the airbag is
ready to be deployed.
Push the tool's deployment switch. The airbag
should deploy (deployment is both highly audible
and visible; a loud noise and rapid inflation of the
bag, followed by slow deflation).
. lf the airbags deploy and the green light on the
tool comes on, continue with this procedure.
. lf an airbag doesn't deploy, yet the green light
comes ON, its igniter is defective. Go to Dam-
aged Airbag Special Procedure.
. During deployment, the airbag can become hot
enough to burn you, Wait thirty minutes after
deployment before touching the airbag.
Dispose of the complete airbag. No part of it can be
reused. Place it in a sturdy plastic bag, and seal it
securety.
CAUTION:
. Wear a faco shield and gloves when handling a
deployed airbag.
. Wash your hands and rinse them well with
water after handling a deployed airbag.
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Deploying tho Airbag: Out-ot.vohicle
lf an intact airbag has been removed from a scrapped
vehicle, or has been found defective or damagsd during
transit. storage or seryice, it should be deployed as fol-
lows:
'L Confirm that the special tool is functioning properly
by following the check procedure on this page or on
the tool label.
2. Position the airbag face up, outdoors on flat ground
at least thirty feet (10 m) from any obstacles or peo-
Dte,
3. Follow steps 6, 7, 8. and 9 of the in-vehicle deploy-
ment proceoure.
Dlmaged Airbsg {or Seat Beh Ten3ion6r} Sp6cial
Procgdure
!@ r an airbag {or seat Beh rensioner} cannol
be doployod, it should not be treated as normal scrap; it
should still be considered a pot€ntially explosive device
lhat can cause serious iniury.
1. lf installed in a vehicle. follow the removal proce-
dure on page 24-3 and 24-87 through 90.
2. In all cases, make a short circuit by twisting together
the two airbag inflator wires.
3. Package the airbag in exactly the same packaging
that the new reDlacement Dart came in.
4. Mark the outside of the box "DAMAGED AIRBAG
{or TENSIONER) NOT DEPLOYED" so it does not
get confused with your parts stock.5. Contact your Honda District Service Manager forhow and where to return it for disposal.
Deployment Tool: Check Procedure
Connect the yellow clips to both switch protector
handles on the tool; connect the tool to a battery.
Push the operation switch: green means the tool is
OK: red means the tool is faultv.
Disconnect the baftery and the yellow clips.
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