Scrapping Vehicles With Live Airbags; Spillage And Leakage - Aston Martin DB7 Workshop Manual

Electrics
Airbag System
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Spillage and Leakage
If material is spilled or released, contact Aston
Martin Technical Support for advice on clean-up
procedures. All personnel must be kept away from
the contaminated area.
Do not dispose of contaminated propellant or
water into storm or sanitary sewers, ground water
or soil.
Spills may be reportable to state and/or federal
authorities.
Materials must be disposed of by incineration or
chemical oxidation under carefully controlled
conditions by specially trained individuals and in
accordancewith local stateandfederal regulations.
Scrapping Vehicles with Live Airbags
w h e n scrapping a vehicle with live airbags, first
deploy the airbags in accordance with the following
procedure. This procedure assumes that the airbag
wiring is undamaged
See Handling/Safety Information.
If the airbags are to be removed, see the airbag
module assembly/removal/servicing instructions.
Equipment required:
Four insulation displacement connectors
(scotch locks).
Charged 'slave' battery.
Two 10 metre lengths of 1 mm^ wire fitted with
crocodile clips on one end.
Procedure
WARNING: The deployment procedure must be
carried out outdoors away from other personnel.
1. Remove any loose debris from around the airbag
modules and ensure that no flammable liquids are
present.
2. Disconnect the vehicle battery.
WARNING: Always connect to the airbag first, as
the bag will deploy immediately on connection to
the battery.
3. Remove the passenger side airbag deployment
door and underscuttle panel.
4. Remove the drivers side underscuttle panel.
5. Disconnect the airbag connector for the spiral
cassette under the fascia and at the wire (drivers
side).
6. Locate the harness connectors and cut the wires
leading from the airbag just above the mating plug
(passengers side).
Note: The harness connected between the driver's
airbag and the connector has one red feed wire and one
grey/orange return wire. The harness connected between
the passenger's airbag and the connector has one blue/
orange feed wire and one pinl</blacl< return wire.
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September1996