Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual page 1400

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7 .
Connect a 12 volt battery to the tool:
. lf the green light on the tool comes on' the air-
bag igniter circuit is defective and cannot deplov
t h e a i r b a g . G o t o D a m a g e d A i r b a g S p e c i a l
Procedure.
. lf the red light on the tool comes on, the airbag is
readY to be dePloYed.
P u s h t h e t o o l ' s d e p l o y m e n t s w i t c h T h e a i r b a g
should deplov (deployment is both highly audible
and visible; a loud noise and rapid inflalion 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 delective Go to Dam
aged Airbag Specia\ Procedure'
=E
ri.,-.d .l.nlovment the airbag assem-
F".n
u"co-.
hot enough to burn you wait thir-
w'minut.s after deployment before touching
the
assemulY.
8.
Dispose of the complete airbag assembly No
part
of it can be reused Place it in a sturdy
plastic bag'
and seal it securely,
CAUTION:
. wear a lace shigtd and gloves when handling a
deploYed airbag.
r W a s h y o u r h a n d s a n d r i n s e t h e m w e l l w i t h
water after handling a deploYed ailbag'
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O
AIRBAG
Deploying the Airbag: Out-ot-vehicle
N O T E : l f a n i n t a c t a i r b a g h a s b e e n r e m o v e d f r o m a
scraooed vehicle, or has been found defective or dam-
a g e d d u r i n g t r a n s i t , s t o r a g e o r s e r v i c e , i t s h o u l d b e
deployed as follows:
tffi
Posilion the airbag face up, outdoors on
iiffiat
l"ast thirtv feet (10 ml trom anv obstacles
or people.
1. Confirm that the special tool is functioning
properlY
by following the check procedure on thrs
page or on
the tool label.
2.
Follow steps 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the in-vehicle deploY
ment Procedure.
Damaged Aitbag Special Procedure
!!@
r an ailbag cannot be deployed' it should
not be treatgd as normal scrap; rt should still be
consid-
ered a potentiallY explosive device that can
cause serl-
ous iniury.
1. lf installed in a vehicle, follow the removal
proce
dure on Page 24-67'
2.
ln all cases. make a short circuit by twisting together
the two airbag inflator wlres
3.
Package the airbag in exactly the same
packaging
that the new replacement part came In
4.
Mark the outside of the box
"DAMAGED AIRBAG
NOT DEPLOYED" sQ it does not get confused
with
your Parts stock.
5 . C o n t a c t y o u r H o n d a D i s t r i c t S e r v i c e M a n a g e r
f o r
how and where to return it for disposal
Deployment Tool: Check Procedure
1. Connect the yellow clips to both switch
protector
handles on the tool; connect the tool to a battery'
2.
Push the operation switch: green means the tool
is
OK; red means the tool is faultY
3.
Disconnect the battery and the yellow clips'
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