6959 Disposal of airbag units · Airbag units are pyrotechnical items and can

911 Carrera (996) Passenger protection 6959 Disposal of airbag units Airbag units are pyrotechnical items and can pose an environmentalhazard. For this reason, non-ignitedairbag units or entire vehicles must not be disposed of as normal scrap, refuse or in other final storage facilities. The airbag units must first be rendered harmless by electrical ignition and while observing all precautionary measures, thereby preventing them being used incorrectly. If the vehicle had suffered fire damage which caused the passenger's airbag to be ignited, additional ignition with the special tool 9257 must be carried out in order to ensure that only parts without pyrotechnical contents are scrapped. In the case of airbag units which cannot be ignited or if the conditions for safe ignition are insufficient, always return the airbag units to Porsche or the respective importer in their original packaging. Note Country-specificstatutory regulations and legislation based on them which go beyond these instructions must always be observed and take precedence over these instructions. 69 59 Disposal of airbag units 69 -5 Printed in Germany, 1997 996691