2006 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER Service Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2006  Service Manual sealed within the airbag inflator. Typically, all poten-
tially hazardous chemicals are burned during an air-
bag deployment event. The inert gas that is produced
when the chemicals are burned is harm

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2006  Service Manual (3) Pull the driver airbag away from the steering
wheel far enough to access the electrical connection
at the back of the airbag housing.
CAUTION: Do not pull on the clockspring pigtail
wires to disen

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2006  Service Manual (1) Position the driver airbag close enough to the
steering wheel to reconnect the clockspring driver
airbag pigtail wire connector at the back of the air-
bag housing.
(2) When installing the driver

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2006  Service Manual (5) Remove the front seat belt lower anchor from
the outboard side of the seat frame.
(6) Remove the trim panel from the inside of the
B-pillar. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/B-PILLAR
TRIM - REMOVAL).

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2006  Service Manual (12) Remove the screw that secures the front seat
belt retractor to the lower inner B-pillar.
(13) Remove the front seat belt and retractor unit
from the B-pillar.
INSTALLATION
The following procedure

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2006  Service Manual (10) Install and tighten the screw that secures the
front seat belt lower anchor to the outboard side of
the seat frame. Tighten the screw to 35 N´m (26 ft.
lbs.).
(11) If the vehicle is so equipped,

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2006  Service Manual (3) If the vehicle is so equipped, snap the plastic
cover over the screw that secures the front seat belt
buckle lower anchor to the inboard side of the seat
frame.
(4) On the driver side only, reconn

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2006  Service Manual inflator directs all of the inert gas into the airbag
cushion, causing the cushion to inflate.
As the airbag cushion inflates, the passenger air-
bag door will unsnap from the clips that retain it to