Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual page 1400

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Conn€ct a 12 volt battery to the tool:
a lf ths g.een light on th€ tool goes on, tho airbag
ignit8r circuit is defective and csnnot deploy th€
bag. Go to Damaged Airbag Special Procedure.
a It the red light on the tool goes on, the sirbag is
r€8dy to be d€ployed.
Push the tool's d€ployment switch. The airbag
should deploy (deployment is both highly audible
and visible - a loud nois€ and rapid intlation of the
bag, tollowod by slow deflation).
. ll audible/visible deploym€nt happens and the
gre€n light on the tool goes on, continue with
this procedure.
. It the airbag doesn't deploy, yet the green light
goes ON, its igniter is d€fective
Go to Damaged Aitbag Special Procedure.
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Du?ing d.ployment,
rho airbag
assembly can b€como hot gnough to burn you.
Wait thirty minutos aft6r doploymont before
touching the ass€mbly.
Dispose of the complste airb8g assembly. No pan
of it can be reused. Place it in a sturdy plsstic bag
and seal it securelv.
CAUTION:
a Wsar a taco shiold and glovos wh€n handling a
deploy6d Eirbag.
a Wash your hands and dns6 thom wall with
wat6r afior handling a doployed alrb8g.
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D6ploying tho Ai6ag: Out-of-cal'
NOTE: lt 8n intact airbag assembly has b€6n removed
from a scrapped car or has been found dotectivs or
damaged during transit, storage, or service, it should be
deployed as follows:
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Position tho ai6a9 aslembly faco up' out-
E6EJn
tlat ground at loart thlrtY feet lrom any
obstacbs or Poople.
1 . Confirm that the specialtool is tunctioning properly
by following the check procadure on this page or on
the tool box l8bel.
2.
Remove tho short connactor from the Eirbag
connector,
3.
Follow steps 5, 6, 7 and I ot th€ in-car d€ploym€nt
procodute.
Damagod Airbag Special Procedure'
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lf an airbag cannot be dcployod' ir thould
i6Fue tteatea aa normal scrap; it lhould stlll bo con-
sidorod a potontiallY explolivo dovico that can c.us€
sarious lniury.
1. It instsll€d in a car, tollow the rsmovsl proc€dure
o n p a g e 2 3 - 3 1 9 .
2.
In allcases, make sure a short connscto. is properly
installed on the airbag conngctor.
3.
Package the airbsg in exactly th€ same packaging
that the new replacament part came in.
4.
Mark the outside of th€ box
"DAMAGED AIRBAG
NoT DEPLOYED" so it does not get confused with
your parts stock.
5.
Contact your Honda Oistrict Service Manager lor
how and where to return it for disposal.
Doploymant Tool: Chock Plocedulo.
1. Connect the vellow clips to both switch protoctor
handles on the tool; connact th€ tool to a baftary'
Push the operation switch: greon means tool is OK;
red means tool is Jsulty.
Disconnect the bsttery and the yellow clips.
3 .
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