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When electrical work is done under the
hood or inside your vehicle, the ignition
should be in
LOCK
if possible. Avoid
wires wrapped with yellow tape, or yellow
connectors. They are probably part of the
air bag system.
Your vehicle has a driver's air bag and a
right-front passenger's air bag. Both bags
must be disconnected if the ignition has to
be on for electrical work or if the steering
column is to be disassembled. First,
disconnect the driver's air bag like this:
1. Turn off the ignition.
2. Remove the
SIR
(air bag) fuse.
(See "Fuses and Circuit Breakers"
in the Index.)
3.
Disconnect the yellow connector at the
base of the steering column.
After you follow this procedure for the
jriver 's air bag, then disconnect the
right-front passenger's air bag like this:
1. Remove the cover under the instrument
2. Disconnect the small yellow connector
When the work is complete, if the air bag
system was disconnected, be sure to
reattach everything and replace the fuse
before turning the ignition on. When you
turn the ignition key on, be sure you see
the air bag readiness light on the
instrument panel. If you don't see this lighl
flash and then go out as usual, have your
air bag system repaired.
panel.
below the glove box.
Safety Belt Use dumg
Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including
pregnant women. Like all occupants, they
are more likely to be seriously injured if
they don't wear safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a
lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn as low as possible
throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to
protect the mother. When a safety belt is
worn properly, it's more likely that the
fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant
women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective is wearing them
properly.
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