Disposal of Pretensioner: Procedure
WARNING:
Make sure to follow the instructions below. Otherwise, personal injuries may occur.
- Before discarding a pretensioner, always perform an activation process to prevent any false activation.
- Wear protective gloves, safety goggles and earplugs during this operation. Wash your hands afterwards.
- Do not touch the pretensioner just after activation because it is very hot. Before handling it for disposal, wait for 40 minutes.
CAUTION:
- Perform a pretensioner operation process in a safe, level place. Do not perform the process outdoors when there is a strong rain or wind.
- Perform front seat belt operation process at each location one after another. Do not perform operation process simultaneously on front pretensioner, lap pretensioner and adaptive force limiter.
- Do not drop or damage the pretensioner.
- A large explosive noise will occur when the pretensioner is deployed. Warn persons in the area, and do not allow anyone to approach a radius of 5 m (16 ft) from the discard location.
- After activating the pretensioner, smoke may arise. Therefore, always perform an operation process in a well-ventilated place without any smoke sensor.
- Do not expose the activated pretensioner to water.
- Wrap the activated pretensioner in a sealed vinyl bag when discarding.
- If it is impossible to perform a pretensioner activation process due to some situational reasons, consult SUBARU dealership or one of the authorized workshops.
- Fold the backrest all the way forward, and move the front seat all the way forward.
- Turn the ignition switch to OFF.
- Disconnect the ground terminal from the battery sensor, and wait for at least 60 seconds before starting work. Refer to REPAIR CONTENTS>NOTE>BATTERY .
- Disconnect connector of the pretensioner.
- Short the alligator clip and terminal of the airbag deployment tool together.CAUTION: Short the airbag deployment tool terminals until just before the pretensioner operation process.
Preparation tool: ST: AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT TOOL (98299PA030)
- Connect the airbag deployment tool (A) and test harness adapter D, test harness adapter F or test harness adapter AM (B) to the connector for the gas generator on which to perform operation process.
Preparation tool:
ST: TEST HARNESS ADAPTER D (98299SA010)
Front pretensioner
Adaptive force limiter
ST: TEST HARNESS ADAPTER F (98299SA050)
Lap pretensioner
ST: TEST HARNESS ADAPTER AM (98299FJ000)
Rear pretensioner
- Connect the connector of test harness adapter D, test harness adapter F or test harness adapter AM to the pretensioner or adaptive force limiter.
- Make sure there is no one inside the vehicle.
- Extend the wiring of the airbag deployment tool to its limit, and completely close all the windows and sunroof.
- Move the battery 5 m (16 ft) or more from the vehicle, and affix nearby.
- Connect the airbag deployment tool alligator clip to the battery negative (-) terminal.
- Connect the other cable of airbag deployment tool to the battery positive (+) terminal, and activate the pretensioner.CAUTION:
- After activation, the pretensioner will be extremely hot. Let it cool down for at least 40 minutes in an area with no one around.
- Do not expose the activated pretensioner to water.
- Remove the seat belt outer.
- Front: Refer to SEAT BELT SYSTEM>Front Seat Belt>REMOVAL>BELT ASSEMBLY FRONT OUT .
- Rear: Refer to SEAT BELT SYSTEM>Rear Seat Belt>REMOVAL .
- Cut the seat belt at a position as close as possible to the seat belt retractor.
- Cut the seat belt at a position as close as possible to the lap seat belt pretensioner.
- Place the activated pretensioner in a sealed vinyl bag, then discard.