General instructions · The airbag system is constantly monitored by a The following components must be removed and

911 Carrera (996) Airbag diagnosis General instructions The airbag system is constantly monitored by a The following components must be removed and diagnosis unit in the triggering unit. Any fault is si- replaced following an accident in which the air- gnalled by a warning light. bag system was triggered: The warning light for the airbag system lights up in the event of a fault. Contact unit The airbag warning light lights for approx. 3 seconds after the ignition is switched on and Triggered airbag unit(s) goes out if no fault has been entered in the fault memory. The triggering unit must be replaced after the airbag is triggered for the third time. If it lights up again, this indicates a fault in the system. The fault can be read aut with the Par- sche System Tester 2. Note A period of 10 seconds is required to enablethe triggering unit to identify all faults in the system. In order to guarantee that every possible fault source is checked during the vehicle check, the ignition must be switched on for at least 10 seconds. The fault memory must be cleared following a fault in the airbag system and after it has been remedied. The replacement of a component must be noted in the Guaranteeand Maintenancebooklet. To do this, attach the documentationnumber in a free panel intended for that purpose. The documenta- tion number is attached to the replacementpart as a sticker. -- 69 01 Diagnosis/troubleshooting, airbag 69 -D 3 Printed in Germany, 1997 99669Dl