Toyota Celica 2000 Repair Manual page 761

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(33 ft)
T A SYSTEM
S STEERING WHEEL PAD AND SPIRAL CABLE
R INT
(4) Move the SST at least 1 0 m {33 ft) away from the
front of the vehicle.
Close all the doors and windows of the vehicle.
(5)
NOTICE:
Take care not to damage the SST wire harness.
Connect the SST red clip to the battery positive {+)
(6)
terminal and the black clip to the negative (-) termi�
nal.
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(c) Deploy the airbag.
Check that no one i s inside the vehicle or within 1 0
( 1 )
m (33 ft) area around the vehicle.
Press the SST activation switch and deploy the air­
(2)
bag.
CAUTION:
•
The steering wheel pad is very hot when the alrbag is
deployed, so leave it alone for at least 30 minutes af­
ter deployment.
•
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Use gloves and safety glasses when handling a steer·
ing wheel pad with the deployed alrbag.
Always wash your hands with water after completing
the operation.
•
Do not apply water, etc. to a steering wheel pad with
the deployed airbag.
When scrapping a vehicle, deploy the airbag and
scrap the vehicle with the steering wheel pad still
installed.
When moving a vehicle for scrapping which has a
steering wheel pad with deployed airbag, use gloves
and safety glasses.
HINT:
The airbag deploys simultaneously as the LED of the SST ac­
tivation switch Hghts up.
DEPLOYMENT WHEN DISPOSING OF STEERING
2.
WHEEL PAD ONLY
NOTICE:
When disposing of the steering wheel pad (with air­
bag} only, never use the customers vehicle to deploy
the airbag.
•
Be sure to follow the procedure given below when de­
ploying the airbag.
HINT:
Have a battery ready as the power source to deploy the airbag.