Mitsubishi LANCER EVOLUTION-VII 2001, Technical Information Manual

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INTERIOR –
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
6-12
A. CAUTION: SRS
BEFORE REPLACING STEERING WHEEL,
READ SERVICE MANUAL,THIS AIR BAG
MODULE CANNOT BE REPAIRED. DO NOT
DISASSEMBLE OR TAMPER.
B. DANGER
CONTENTS ARE EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE.
DO NOT PROBE WITH ELECTRICAL DE-
VICES OR OTHER WISE TEMPER WITH IN
ANY WAY.
C. CAUTION: SRS CLOCK SPRING
THIS IS NOT A REPAIRABLE PART. IF DE-
FECTIVE, REPLACE ENTIRE UNIT ACCORD-
ING TO THE SERVICE MANUAL IN-
STRUCTIONS. TO RE-CENTER: ROTATE
CLOCKWISE UNTIL TIGHT. THEN ROTATE
IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION ROUGHLY 3
TURNS AND ALIGN ARROWS
"A
.
D. WARNING: FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE SRS
AIR BAG MODULE TO AVOID SERIOUS INJU-
RY:
D
DO NOT REPAIR, DISASSEMBLE OR
TAMPER.
D
AVOID CONTACT WITH FLAME OR
ELECTRICITY.
D
DO NOT DIAGNOSE/USE NO TEST
EQPT OR PROBES.
D
STORE BELOW 200
°
F (93
°
C).
D
BEFORE DOING ANY WORK INVOLVING
MODULE, READ SERVICE MANUAL FOR
IMPORTANT FURTHER DATA.
E. CAUTION:
DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR DROP. IF DE-
FECT, REFER TO SERVICE MANUAL.
F. WARNING TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY:
D
THE AIR BAG DOES NOT SAFETY BELT.
D
FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY PROTECTION
IN ALL TYPES OF CRASHES,YOU MUST
ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SAFETY BELT.
D
DO NOT INSTALL REARWARD-FACING
CHILD SEATS IN ANY FRONT PAS-
SENGER SEAT POSITION.
D
DO NOT SIT OR LEAN UNNECESSARILY
CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG.
D
DO NOT PLACE ANY OBJECTS OVER
THE AIR BAG OR BETWEEN THE AIR
BAG AND YOURSELF.
D
SEE THE OWNER’S MANUAL FOR FUR-
THER INFORMATION AND EXPLANA-
TIONS.
G. WARNING: SRS
FIX STRG. WHEEL AT TIRES STRAIGHT
AHEAD BEFORE GEARBOX REMOVAL.
OTHER WISE, MAY DAMAGE SRS CLOCK
SPRING MAKING SRS SYSTEM INOPERA-
TIVE, RISKING SERIOUS DRIVER INJURY.
H. AIR BAG SYSTEM INFORMATION
THIS VEHICLE HAS AN AIR BAG SYSTEM
WHICH WILL SUPPLEMENT THE SEAT BELT
IN CERTAIN FRONTAL COLLISIONS. THE
AIR BAG IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
SEAT BELT IN ANY TYPE OF COLLISION.
THE DRIVER AND ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS
SHOULD WEAR SEAT BELTS AT ALL TIME.
WARNING!
IF THE “SRS” WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT
ILLUMINATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS
WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO
“ON” OR THE ENGINE IS STARTED, OR IF
THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE
DRIVING, TAKE THE VEHICLE TO YOUR
NEAREST AUTHORIZED DEALER IMMEDI-
ATELY. ALSO, IF VEHICLE FOR SERVICE
IMMEDIATELY.
THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MUST BE IN-
SPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER
TEN YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE
MANUFACTURE DATE SHOWN ON THE
CERTIFICATION LABEL LOCATED ON THE
LEFT FRONT DOOR-LATCH POST OR DOOR
FRAME.
READ THE “SRS” SECTION OF YOUR OWN-
ER’S MANUAL BEFORE DRIVING FOR IM-
PORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPERA-
TION AND SERVICE OF THE AIR BAG SYS-
TEM.
WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO DISCARD YOUR
GAS GENERATOR OR VEHICLE, PLEASE
SEE YOUR DEALER.
I. DANGER: SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER
D
DO NOT IMPACT. DISMANTLE OR
INSTALL IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.
D
SERVICE OR DISPOSE OF IT AS DI-
RECTED IN THE REPAIR MANUAL.