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Check safety-related components when repairing cars damaged in a collision

Check safety-related components when repairing cars damaged in a collision

Cars with triggered seat-belt tensioner and or side airbag


The following components must be replaced when repairing a car in which the seat-belt tensioners and/or the side airbags have been triggered.

The control module can be re-used up to three times after activating the side airbags.

Check and if necessary repair or replace the wiring harness for the side impact sensor, side airbag and seat-belt tensioner.

Cars with a triggered seat-belt tensioner

When repairing a car with a triggered seat-belt tensioner, the following components must always be changed:


• All front-seat belts with seat-belt tensioners (1).

• All rear-seat belts that were in use when the collision occurred (2).





Cars with a triggered side airbag

When repairing a car with a triggered side airbag, the following components must always be changed:


• Side impact sensor, side airbag and backrest upholstery cover (3).


Warning

The backrest upholstery cover must always be replaced after a side airbag has been triggered. A damaged or repaired cover is liable to affect the performance of the side airbag.


Cars with a triggered airbag

When repairing a car with a triggered airbag, the following components must always be changed:


• Steering wheel, airbag and steering column assembly (1)


• Coil spring (contact roller) (2)

• Control module (3)

• All front-seat belts with seat-belt tensioners (4)

• All rear-seat seat belts that were in use when the collision occurred (5)

• Passenger airbag (where appropriate) and dashboard (6).

• Side airbags, with their sensor and backrest upholstery cover, that were triggered at the time of the collision (7)


The following components must be inspected for burn damage and deformation:


• Knee shield

• SRS wiring harness

• Windscreen


Change damaged components.

Warning

Change all the seat belts if it cannot be determined with certainty which belts were in use when the collision occurred.

The seat belt on the passenger side must always be changed, even if it has not been used. This is because the seat-belt tensioner has been triggered.