Action Following An Accident; Accidents With Or Without Activation Of The Air Bag System; Accidents Involving Activation Of The Air Bag System; Painting Operations - Fiat Brava Service Manual

Electrical equipment Bravo-Brava
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Action following an accident
If any component of the safety system is damaged following an accident, it MUST be replaced.
Never attempt to repair the control unit, clock spring or air bag modules.
Accidents with or without activation of the air bag system
Some components of the safety system should be inspected if the system has been activated, if the sys­
tem has been only partly activated or if the system has not be activated at all.
These components are as follows:
- steering column;
- steering column mounts;
- electronic control unit and module anchorage area;
- clock spring contact;
- facia (in passenger air bag module area).
The component should be replaced if found to be distorted, broken or bent.
Accidents involving activation of the air bag system
Some components of the safety system must be replaced if the vehicle experiences a head-on collision
involving activation of the safety system.
These components are as follows:
- air bag modules;
- electronic control unit.
Wiring and connectors must be inspected to identify signs of burning, melted outer insulation or dam­
age due to excess heat.
Components must be replaced if signs of damage are noted on the clock spring and electronic control
unit or air bag module anchorage areas.
Painting operations
No particular safety precautions need to observed in the case of painting and subsequent stove drying,
because the safety system (air bags and pretensioners) is designed to remain undamaged when the out-
e chicle surfaces are heated using normal paint drying systems.
It is forbidden to use naked flames near to modules.
All electronic control units (including the air bag system control unit) must nevertheless be re­
moved if there is a likelihood of their being heated to 85°C or over).
102 fi-98 - Supersedes previous version Publication no. 506.670/74