Air-Bag Module Deployment; Activating Air-Bag Modules And Electronic Pretensioners Installed On Unrecoverable Vehicles - Iveco daily euro 4 Repair Manual

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Damaged live Air-Bag modules and pretensioners (e.g. electric
connection breakage), shall be store far from corrosive or
oxidising substances. Failure to observe these indications can
result in fire and/or severe injury.
Air-Bag modules and pretensioners are provided
with backup power supply giving the electrical pulse
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required to bag deployment when the accident
damages the battery or the cables before the sensor
activates the gas generator.
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AIR-BAG MODULE REMOTE ACTIVATION DIAGRAM
C1 = Air-Bag module connector
C2 = remote activation device connector (Air-Bag
connector with safety clip, counterparts with male
pins on Air-Bag side)
Lb = braid length = approx. 1 m
L = main cable, safety distance 10 m
A fenced area
B Remote activation device
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C1
Lb
C2
C2
B
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Air-Bag module deployment

Remote activation
General instructions:
- activation procedure can be performed in open area,
suitably defined and fenced, far from flammable materials,
liquids or other substances and far from people. Set the
Air-Bag module on a firm surface and lock it;
- clean this area from any material (glass, instruments, parts,
etc.) which could become like shells during deployment;
- check whether connector C2 is disconnected from
remote activation device (10 m).
- connect electric connector C1, specified by vehicle
manufacturer, to remote activation Air-Bag module;
- connect connector C2 to remote activation device;
- connect remote activation device to 12V circuit or
equivalent device;
- stand protected;
- wear goggles and protective clothes;
- depress double activation push-button;
- wait for approx. 20 minutes before touching the activated
Air-Bag module since it is hot;
- dispose of, recycle or scrap, as required, activated Air-Bag
modules as described in the relevant chapters.
Activating Air-Bag modules and electronic
pretensioners
vehicles
This procedure is to be used when scrapping a vehicle with one
or more live Air-Bag modules. This procedure is valid whether
Air-Bag system and/or electronic pretensioners are sound or
not.
It is recommended to activate pyrotechnic charges on vehicles
by directly connecting the electric connector of each module
to remote activation device.
Deployment procedure shall be performed outdoor,
away from people and in a well defined area. Check
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for absence of objects and flammable fluids near
modules and pretensioners. Do not remain on the
vehicle during activation and remember to close the
doors. Stand protected (e.g. behind a wall, a vehicle,
etc.) against thrown-away objects, if any. Let
generators and modules cool down after deployment
(20 min. at least before proceeding). Failure to
observe these indications can result in severe injury.
STEERING GEAR
installed on unrecoverable
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Base - March 2006