Passenger protection 911 Carrera (996) · Assembly and adjustment work

Passenger protection 911 Carrera (996) Assembly and adjustment work Inspectionand assemblywork may only be car- No additional linings, stickers or similar may be ried out by specialist staff. attached to the steering wheel and in the vicinity of the passenger'sairbag. Before working on the airbag system and also when working on neighboring parts where there No changes may be made to the wiring and to is a risk because live parts are close to the air- the components of the airbag system. bag system, always implementthe following safe- ty measures: The battery must always be disconnected befo- re starting straighteningand welding work with 1. Removeignition key. an electrical welding unit. 2. Disconnect and cover the negative terminal of The battery must be removed in advance if you the battery. have to perform welding in the immediate vici- nity of the control module. After the battery is disconnected, assembly work or work on the vehicle with a hammer or si- Airbag componentsmay not be repaired. They milar tools may not be started until after a wai- must alwaysbe replaced. ting period of 1 minute. This is necessaryin or- der to interrupt the power supply to the airbag Note system and to ensure it is not triggered acciden- Washyour handsafter touchingignitedairbag tally. units. Airbag units must be fitted immediatelyafter being removed from their storage location. On no account may they be left lying around unsu- pervised. If work is interrupted, airbag units must immediatelybe locked away again. Airbag units must not come into contact with grease, oil, cleaning agents or similar substan- ces. Airbag units may not be exposed to temperatu- res above 90 °C -even for a short time. Airbag units and control units which have fallen from a height of more than 0.5 m may no lon- ger be installed.- 69 -2 69 Safety regulations for airbag vehicles 996691 Printed in Germany -5, 1997