Procedures Before Dismantling Control Module: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Saab 9-3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: Precaution For Touching Pins On Control Module With Hands Or Clothes

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The control module is sensitive to electrostatic discharges. In order to prevent damage to internal components in control modules, they must be changed very carefully in the following manner:

Never touch the pins on a control module with your hands or clothes .
Ground yourself by touching the car body/engine. Unplug the connector on the car's control module.
Ground yourself by touching the car body/engine. Plug-in the connector on the car's control module.