Electronic Deployment With Intact Wiring

Scrapped Vehicle

Some vehicles may be damaged or inoperable to the point that service cannot be made, but still contain an undeployed air bag. This condition could occur by side or rear impact, or rollover, or if the vehicle is simply past its useful lifetime. THE AIR BAG SHOULD BE DEPLOYED PRIOR TO VEHICLE SCRAPPAGE.

Electronic Deployment With Intact Wiring

This procedure is to be used in the event that a vehicle with a live air bag inflator is to be scrapped. Scrappage may be required due to severe damage in a non-air bag deployable accident, or at the end of the vehicle's useful life. This procedure assumes that the air bag wiring remains intact; that is, no fault codes are indicated by the readiness indicator, that the system proves out correctly, and that the vehicle's battery is still in place (or one has been provided for testing). This procedure is to be performed outdoors away from other personnel, since the deployed air bag makes a loud report upon actuation.
1. Check and clear the front seat of all loose objects.
2. Do not permit any occupants to remain inside the vehicle.
3. Open the hood and check for an operational vehicle battery. If no battery is found, supply one and connect it in the usual manner.
4. Turn the ignition switch to the RUN position and observe the air bag readiness indicator. If the lamp illuminates for four to eight seconds and then stops, the system is intact and may be deployed. Continue with Procedure 1. If a series of fault codes appear, go to Procedure 2 to deploy the unit.
5. Locate the center air bag sensor under the center of the radiator support. Locate the white connector on the wiring from the sensor, on the RH side rearward of the air cleaner assembly.







6. Pull the submersible connector apart and examine the wiring harness end of the connector (not the sensor end). Identify circuits 619 PK/W, 620 P/LB, 611 W/O and 614 GY/O.
7. Using a 152 mm (6 inch) length of bared wire, short the 619 PK/W wire to ground. Again, making sure there are no occupants in the vehicle, short the 611 W/O and 614 GY/O circuits together with a second bared wire. The air bag should deploy. If the air bag does not deploy, go to Procedure 2.
8. If successful, a loud report will be heard and the bag material will be visible in the center of the steering wheel. Allow at least 10 minutes before approaching the air bag to allow for cooling and dissipation of the effluents.

The driver air bag is now inoperative and the vehicle may be scrapped in the usual manner.