Remove/Install Airbag Unit On Steering Wheel - AR91.60-P-0660SR

MODEL 453 

Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ USA

	Risk of injury  caused by performing testing or repair work on airbag or emergency tensioning retractor units.	Store airbag units with deployment side facing up; do not expose to temperatures greater than 100 °C. When working on these units, disconnect the power supply.	AS91.00-Z-0001-01A
	Notes on performing repair, body work and welding on vehicles with airbags and RTE units		AH91.00-P-0002-01M
	Information on preventing damage to electronic components due to electrostatic discharge		AH54.00-P-0001-01A
	Legal requirements on handling and storing airbags and emergency tensioning retractor units		AH91.00-P-0004-01A
	Assessment of airbag and belt tensioner units in accident vehicles		AH91.00-P-0006-01B
	Remove/install
1	Place steering column in the central height position	MODEL 453 with CODE J37 (Steering column)
2	Disconnect ground line at the on-board electrical system battery		AR54.10-P-0003SR
3	Insert suitable tool into opening at markings (3) at left and right on steering wheel cover (4) and the push retaining clips (6) inward	The opening at the markings (3) of the steering wheel cover (4) must be pierced the first time the airbag unit on the steering wheel (1) is removed. : The retaining clips (6) of the airbag unit on the steering wheel (1) must latch audibly into the steering wheel (2).
4	Remove airbag unit on steering wheel (1) far enough from steering wheel (2) until electrical connector (5) is accessible
5	Disconnect electrical connector (5) and remove airbag unit (1) from steering wheel (2)	If the airbag unit on the steering wheel (1) is replaced, the defective airbag unit (1) must be properly disposed of.
6	Install in the reverse order
	Check
7	Connect diagnostic unit and check supplemental restraint system (SRS)		AD00.00-P-2000-06SR