Air Bag

What should be done before handling, removing or installing a pyrotechnic safety component?

• Discharge any static electricity from yourself.

• Wear safety glasses.

• Empty pockets of anything that may fall out.

• All of the above.

When performing a repair on the airbag system of a vehicle, what is allowable with airbag components?

• Impacts (such as hammering) with the ignition

• Repair of damaged or deployed airbags or pyrotechnic devices.

• Exposure to high temperatures (above 212º F / 100º C).

• Placing live airbags in a safe area with the gas generator pointing upward.

After making repairs to the airbag system, what must be done before the battery cable is reconnected?

• Remove any tools or objects from the vehicle interior.

• Make sure no one is in the vehicle.

• Switch the ignition ON (depending on the vehicle).

• All of the above.

When should the Airbag Control Module be replaced?

• After every crash, regardless of the type of crash and scan tool DTCs.

• If it has been dropped.

• When there is a problem in the airbag wiring harness.

• If the PODS module needs adaptation.

When you are working on the airbag system of a vehicle, what conditions could allow the airbags to deploy?

• The ignition is OFF.

• The ignition is ON.

• The battery is disconnected.

• The Airbag Control Module is disconnected.

On vehicles that only have PODS repair kit not individual components available, what cautions must be followed when replacing the Seat Occupied Recognition Control Module J706?

• It must be replaced without unplugging its connectors.

• It can be unplugged to help run the wiring through the seat bottom.

• It is matched to the passenger front airbag module and both items must be replaced together.

• The Airbag Control Module must be replaced if J706 is replaced.

When is it OK to use salvaged airbags and pyrotechnic seat belts?

• When the part numbers are the same.

• When the customer signs a waiver on the Repair Order.

• When the insurance company approves the repair.

• It is never OK to use salvaged airbags or pyrotechnic safety belts.

When is it is OK to disable the side airbags of the rear seats?

• As long as you have written permission from the owner.

• It is never OK to disable the side airbags of the rear seats.

• As long as the required NHTSA paperwork is completed.

• As long as the vehicle is registered on the Deactivated Airbag Database (www.nhtsa.dad.gov).

Upon a system scan of a vehicle with an airbag concern, you encounter a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC). What should you do?

• Cycle the key three times to make sure that they system is recognizing the DTC Correctly.

• Loosen the Airbag Control Module and flip it upside down with the ignition ON.

• Remove the component indicated by the fault and ship it FedEx Overnight Air to the Warranty Test Center.

• Leave the DTC in fault memory and do not erase it until the vehicle has been repaired.

What airbag components can be tested with a DVOM?

• Driver’s front airbag.

• A wiring harness that has been unplugged from all pyrotechnic devices.

• Pyrotechnic seatbelt.

• Passenger front airbag.