Restraints and Safety Systems: Service Precautions
CAUTION:
THIS VEHICLE HAS A SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT (SIR) SYSTEM. REFER TO SIR COMPONENT VIEWS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU ARE PERFORMING SERVICE ON OR NEAR THE SIR COMPONENTS OR THE SIR WIRING. WHEN YOU ARE PERFORMING SERVICE ON OR NEAR THE SIR COMPONENTS OR THE SIR WIRING REFER TO INSTRUCTIONS. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CAUTIONS COULD CAUSE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, PERSONAL INJURY, OR UNNECESSARY SIR SYSTEM REPAIRS.
CAUTION:
IN ORDER TO AVOID DEPLOYING THE AIR BAG WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING THE SIR SYSTEM, USE ONLY THE EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED AND THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. FAILURE TO USE THE SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AS INSTRUCTED COULD CAUSE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, PERSONAL INJURY TO YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE, OR UNNECESSARY SIR SYSTEM REPAIRS.
CAUTION:
WHEN YOU ARE PERFORMING SERVICE ON OR NEAR THE SIR COMPONENTS OR THE SIR WIRING, YOU MUST DISABLE THE SIR SYSTEM. USE THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE TO TEMPORARILY DISABLE THE SIR SYSTEM. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CORRECT PROCEDURE COULD CAUSE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, PERSONAL INJURY, OR UNNECESSARY SIR SYSTEM REPAIRS.
THE INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE MAINTAINS A RESERVE ENERGY SUPPLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE POWER IS INSUFFICIENT TO CAUSE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS, THE RESERVE ENERGY SUPPLY PROVIDES THE DEPLOYMENT POWER. DEPLOYMENT POWER IS AVAILABLE FOR AS MUCH AS TEN MINUTES AFTER DISCONNECTING THE VEHICLE POWER BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:
^ YOU TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH.
^ YOU REMOVE THE FUSE THAT PROVIDES POWER TO THE INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE.
^ YOU DISCONNECT THE VEHICLE BATTERY FROM THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
CAUTION:
PROPER OPERATION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT (SIR) SENSING SYSTEM REQUIRES THAT ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE STRUCTURE RETURN THE VEHICLE STRUCTURE TO THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION CONFIGURATION. NOT PROPERLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE STRUCTURE COULD CAUSE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG(S) IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OR DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG(S) FOR CONDITIONS LESS SEVERE THAN INTENDED.