Remove/install driver airbag on steering wheel

AR91.60-P-0663MFA

Remove/install driver airbag on steering wheel

20.12.2018

Model

118, 177, 247

1

Suitable tool

2

Spring

4

Driver airbag

3

Electrical connector

5

Mount

4

Driver airbag

6

Steering wheel

 Warning

Risk of injury during testing and repair operations related to pyrotechnical components

Do not expose pyrotechnical component parts to temperatures above 100 °C or 212 °F. Disconnect current supply when working on such component parts.

AS91.00-Z-0008-01A

Topical note

Information on preventing damage to electronic components due to electrostatic discharge

AH54.00-P-0001-01A

Notes on safety-relevant components

AH00.00-Z-0019-01A

Information, assessment and legal requirements when working with, handling and storing pyrotechnical components

AH91.00-Z-0000-10A

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Remove/install

1

Move steering wheel (6) all the way upward.

2

Clamp off ground line of on-board electrical system battery (G1).

AR54.10-P-0003MFA

3

Insert suitable tool (1) into right and left opening (arrow) on steering wheel (6) and push each end of the spring (2) inwards until driver airbag (4) is released.

 A suitable tool (1) would be a round bar of approx. 4 mm in diameter or a commercially-available hexagon socket, size 4 mm.

 When removing the driver's airbag (4) for the first time, the right and left opening (arrow) at the steering wheel (6) must be pierced.

 Installation: The ends of the spring (2) must audibly engage into the mounts (5) of the driver's airbag (4).

4

Carefully remove driver's airbag (4) then release and disconnect electrical connector (3).

 Installation: Make sure that the electrical connector (3) engages properly.

5

Dispose of driver's airbag (4) properly.

When replacing the driver airbag (4).

6

Install in the reverse order.

7

Check Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) using vehicle diagnosis system.

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AD00.00-P-2000-06MFA