Remove/install airbag unit on steering wheel

AR91.60-S-0660A

Remove/install airbag unit on steering wheel

03.04.2019

Model

638

with code SA5 (Airbag, front driver's seat)

 

Remove/install

 Warning

Risk of injury caused by performing testing or repair work on airbag or emergency tensioning retractor units.

Store airbag units with deployment side facing up; do not expose to temperatures greater than 100 °C. When working on these units, disconnect the power supply.

AS91.00-Z-0001-01A

Topical note

Notes on performing repair, body work and welding on vehicles with airbags and RTE units

AH91.00-P-0002-01M

Assessment of airbag and belt tensioner units in accident vehicles

AH91.00-P-0006-01B

Legal requirements on handling and storing airbags and emergency tensioning retractor units

AH91.00-P-0004-01A

1

Disconnect ground line of battery

 Installation: Code radio, adjust time

See



 Operating instructions

2

Unscrew screws (arrows)

 Screw/bolt, airbag to steering wheel

*BA91.60-N-1004-01D

 Screwdriver bit

*126589001000

3

Lift airbag unit from steering wheel and disconnect connector (arrow) from the squib at gas generator

4

Remove airbag unit from steering wheel

 Dispose of defective airbag unit and seat belt tensioner properly and in an environmentally-appropriate way.

5

Install in the reverse order

 The steering wheel must always be replaced after the driver airbag unit has been triggered

6

Check the automatic resetting of the combination switch

7

Perform diagnosis

 see DMAN body

 Airbag

Number

Designation

Model 638

BA91.60-N-1004-01D

Screw/bolt, airbag to steering wheel

Nm

6