Acura NSX 1997 Service Manual page 1142

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Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
Airbag/Seat Belt Tensioner Disposal
6. Connect a 12 volt battery to the tool:
• If the green light on the tool comes on, the airbag
igniter circuit is defective and cannot be
deployed. Go to
Procedure.
• If the red light on the tool comes on, the airbag is
ready to be deployed.
7. Push the tool's deployment switch. The airbag
should deploy (deployment is both highly audible
and visible — a loud noise and rapid inflation of the
bag, followed by slow deflation).
• If deployment happens and the green light on
the tool comes on, continue with this procedure.
• If the airbag doesn't deploy, yet the green light
comes on, its igniter is defective. Go to Damaged
Airbag Special Procedure.
During deployment, the airbag
assembly can become hot enough to burn you.
Wait thirty minutes after deployment before
touching the assembly.
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 face shield and gloves when handing a
deployed airbag.
• Wash your hands and rinse them well with
water after handling a deployed airbag.
AIRBAG
ASSEMBLY
9. Repeat steps 5 thru 8 for a passenger side airbag.
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Damaged Airbag Special
STURDY
PLASTIC
BAG
Triggering the Seat Belt Tensioners:
NOTE: If an SRS car containing one or both intact
seat belt tensioner(s) is to be entirely scrapped, the
seat belt tensioner(s) should be triggered while still
in the vehicle.
A tensioner is not a salvageable part and should
never be installed in another vehicle.
1. Disconnect both the negative cable and positive
cable from the battery.
2. Confirm that the special tool is functioning properly
by following the check procedure on the label of
the tool, or on page 24-41.
3. Remove the rear side trim panel (see
4. Cut off the seat belt tensioner connector, then strip
the wire ends and connect the special tool alligator
clips to them as shown. Place the special tool
approximately thirty feet away from the vehicle.
5. Buckle the seat belt, then pull out about two inches
of slack, make a loop with it, and hold the loop in
place with a clip as shown.
TWO INCHES
OF SLACK
CLIP
SEAT BELT
TENSIONER
3P CONNECTOR
ALLIGATOR CLIPS
section 20).
SEAT BELT
TENSIONER