Scrapping Vehicles With Deployed Air Bags - Aston Martin DB7 Workshop Manual

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Electrics
Airbag System
WARNING: Make the battery connections last.
The airbag will deploy as the battery connections are made.
Minimum 10 Metres (33 Feet)-
7. Pass the cut ends of the two 10 metre (33ft) link
wires through an open window and connect using
two scotchlocks to the feed and return wires for one
airbag.
8. Closethe vehicle doors and leave the window with
the link wires open.
9. Check that no personnel are in the car or in the area
around the car. Warn personnel in adjacent areas
of the impending airbag deployment.
10. Move back 10 metres (33ft) and connect the link
harness crocodile clips to the positive and negative
terminals ofthe slave battery; the airbag will deploy
immediately.
11. Allow the deployed unit to cool for at least 20
minutes and monitor continuously to ensure that
the heat generated during deployment does not
create a fire with spilled liquids or other debris.
12. Using all appropriate safety precautions (see all
warnings and precautions after the 'Safety
Precautions and Warnings' Heading), enter the
vehicle and cut the link harness wires from the
deployed airbag.
13. Usingtwonewscotchlocks,connectthelinkharness
to the feed and return wires for the second airbag
and deploy it by repeating steps 7 to 11 of this
procedure.
14. The vehicle may now be scrapped in the normal
manner with thedeployed airbag modules installed.
15. In the event of any problems or queries, contact
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited - Technical Services
Department.
Scrapping Vehicles
Air bags
with Deployed
w h e n scrapping a vehicle with a deployed airbag,
first check that all installed airbags have been
deployed or removed.
In the eventthatonly one airbag has beendeployed,
it must be assumed thatthe second airbag is still live
and therefore must be treated using the 'Scrapping
Vehicles with Live Airbags' procedure.
w h e n it is verified that both airbags have been
deployed or removed, the vehicle may be scrapped
in the normal manner.
September 1996 6-73