Dacia Solenza 2004, Repair Manual

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WIRING
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tester.
The driver’s airbag is located in the steering
wheel pillow.
The driver’s airbag is composed of:
- an inflatable pillow
- a pyrotechnic gas generator with an
igniter.
These elements can not be separated.
REMARK:
When the airbag is released, the
steering wheel cover is broken.
The airbag indicator from the instrument
panel is controlling the good operation of the
driver’s airbag.
REMARK:
The system is operational only after
setting the contact on.
A vehicle equipped with driver’s airbag is
to be identified by the inscription “Airbag”
from the steering wheel central pillow.
DISMOUNTING
ATTENTION!
It is forbidden the pyrotechnic system
handling near heating sources or open
fire because of risk of the s ystem
undesirable releasing.
OBSERVATION
Before dismounting the airbag pillow,
bloc the UCE airbag by means of the CLIP
tester (see “Blocking UCE airbag”. When
this function is active, all transmitting lines
of the releasing signal are inhibited. The
airbag indicator from the instrument panel
is on.
IMPORTANT:
Before dismounting the steering wheel, it
is necessary the disconnecting of the airbag
connector (1).
OBSERVATION
The driver’s airbag pillow is provided with
a connector that is short-circuiting after
disconne cting th e wir ing c onnector,
avoiding in this way all u ndesi rable
releasing.
REMARK:
After releasing, UCE airbag is
automatically blocking all releasing lines.
DISMOUNTING OF THE DRIVER’S AIRBAG
Set the contact off
Dismount the two attachment screws located
under steering wheel, attaching the airbag pillow.
Disconnect the airbag connector.
IMPORTANT:
After airbag pillow replacement
considered discard but not tripped, its
destroying procedure is to be imposed (see
chapter “Destroying procedure”).
REMOUNTING
Check if the airbag indicator from the
instrument panel is on with the contact set on.
Connect the inert igniter to the airbag
connector (to wiring) and check if the airbag
indicator is off.
Set the contact off, connect the airbag
connector instead of the inert igniter (check the
correct connection of the connector).
Driver’s airbag
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