Suzuki RA410 Manual page 736

REPAIRS AND INSPECTIONS REQUIRED AFTER AN ACCIDENT
CAUTION:
All air bag system components, including the electrical harness (component mounting points),
must be inspected after an accident. If any components are damaged or bent, they must be re-
placed even if air bag system activation did not occur.
Never use air bag system parts from another vehicle.
Do not attempt to service the parts below. Service of these parts is by replacement only.
– Driver/Passenger air bag (inflator) module, Driver/Passenger seat belt pretensioner
– SDM
– Contact coil and combination switch assembly
– Air bag wire harness
Proper operation of the air bag system requires that any repairs to the vehicle structure return it
to its original production configuration.
CAUTION:
After detecting one time of such collision as to meet deployment conditions, the SDM must not be
used. Refer to AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM CHECK in this section when checking the SDM.
ACCIDENT WITH DEPLOYMENT/ACTIVATION – COMPONENT REPLACEMENT
The following components must be replaced.
Driver and passenger air bag (inflator) modules
Driver and passenger seat belt pretensioners
SDM
– Replace with new one as an assembly.
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ACCIDENT WITH OR WITHOUT DEPLOYMENT/AC-
TIVATION – COMPONENT INSPECTIONS
Certain air bag system components must be inspected after any
crash, whether the air bag system activated or not.
Those components are:
Steering column (1) and shaft joints
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– Check for length, damage and bend according to CHECKING
STEERING COLUMN FOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE in SEC-
TION 3C.
If any faulty condition is found in above checks, replace faulty
part.
Steering column bracket (2) and capsules (3)
– Check for damage and bent.
If any faulty condition is found in above checks, replace faulty
part.
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AIR BAG SYSTEM 10B-41