Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 1011

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in fla t or dir ect s a ll of t h e in er t ga s in t o t h e a ir ba g
cu sh ion , ca u sin g t h e cu sh ion t o in fla t e.
As t h e a ir ba g cu sh ion in fla t es, t h e pa ssen ger a ir-
ba g door will u n sn a p fr om t h e clips t h a t r et a in it t o
t h e in st r u m en t pa n el a t t h e t op a n d bot t om , t h en
pivot t owa r ds t h e t op of t h e in st r u m en t pa n el a n d
ou t of t h e wa y on t h e woven st r a ps. F ollowin g a pa s-
sen ger a ir ba g deploym en t , t h e a ir ba g cu sh ion qu ickly
defla t es by ven t in g t h e in er t ga s t h r ou gh t h e loose
wea ve of t h e fa br ic u sed t o con st r u ct t h e ba ck
(in st r u m en t pa n el side) of t h e a ir ba g cu sh ion .
Som e of t h e ch em ica ls u sed t o cr ea t e t h e in er t ga s
m a y be con sider ed h a za r dou s wh ile in t h eir solid
st a t e befor e t h ey a r e bu r n ed, bu t t h ey a r e secu r ely
sea led wit h in t h e a ir ba g in fla t or. H owever, t h e ga s
t h a t is pr odu ced wh en t h e ch em ica ls a r e bu r n ed is
h a r m less. A sm a ll a m ou n t of r esidu e fr om t h e bu r n ed
ch em ica ls m a y ca u se som e t em por a r y discom for t if it
con t a ct s t h e skin , eyes, or br ea t h in g pa ssa ges. If skin
or eye ir r it a t ion is n ot iced, r in se t h e a ffect ed a r ea
wit h plen t y of cool, clea n wa t er. If br ea t h in g pa s-
sa ges a r e ir r it a t ed, m ove t o a n ot h er a r ea wh er e t h er e
is plen t y of clea n , fr esh a ir t o br ea t h . If t h e ir r it a t ion
is n ot a llevia t ed by t h ese a ct ion s, con t a ct a ph ysicia n
im m edia t ely.
REMOVAL
Th e followin g pr ocedu r e is for r epla cem en t of a
fa u lt y or da m a ged pa ssen ger a ir ba g. If t h e a ir ba g is
fa u lt y or da m a ged, bu t n ot deployed, r eview t h e r ec-
om m en ded pr ocedu r es for h a n dlin g n on -deployed
su pplem en t a l r est r a in t s. (Refer t o 8 - E LE CTRICAL/
RE STRAINTS - STANDARD P ROCE DURE - H AN-
DLING NON-DE P LOYE D
RE STRAINTS). If t h e pa ssen ger a ir ba g h a s been
deployed, r eview t h e r ecom m en ded pr ocedu r es for
ser vice a ft er a su pplem en t a l r est r a in t deploym en t
befor e r em ovin g t h e a ir ba g fr om t h e veh icle. (Refer t o
8 - E LE CTRICAL/RE STRAINTS - STANDARD P RO-
CE DURE - SE RVICE AF TE R A SUP P LE ME NTAL
RE STRAINT DE P LOYME NT).
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on
vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supple-
mental restraint system before attempting any
steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt
tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel com-
ponent diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate
the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two
minutes for the system capacitor to discharge
before performing further diagnosis or service. This
is the only sure way to disable the supplemental
restraint system. Failure to take the proper precau-
tions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, when
removing a deployed airbag, rubber gloves, eye
protection, and a long-sleeved shirt should be
worn. There may be deposits on the airbag unit and
other interior surfaces. In large doses, these depos-
its may cause irritation to the skin and eyes.
ca ble. Wa it t wo m in u t es for t h e syst em ca pa cit or t o
disch a r ge befor e fu r t h er ser vice.
fr om over t h e pa ssen ger a ir ba g (F ig. 29). (Refer t o 23
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PANE L TOP COVE R - TRAY - RE MOVAL).
SUP P LE ME NTAL
(1) Discon n ect a n d isola t e t h e ba t t er y n ega t ive
(2) Rem ove t h e in st r u m en t pa n el t op cover t r a y
BODY/INSTRUME NT
RESTRAINTS 8O - 25
PANE L/INSTRUME NT