Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual: Pretensioner Handling and Scrapping

Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual / Restraints / Pretensioner Handling and Scrapping

Special Tools

EL-38826 SIR Deployment Harness
EL-39401-B SIR Deployment Fixture

For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools.

Warning: When you are carrying an undeployed seat belt pretensioner:

Do not carry the seat belt pretensioner by the wires or connector on the pretensioner.
Do not touch the seat belt pretensioner in the area of the cable.
Do not cover the tube opening with your hand.
Keep the open end of the tube pointed away from you. Do not point the open end of the tube at another person.
When the pretensioner deploys the cable retracts. This shortens the pretensioner between the buckle and the mounting bolt. Grasp the pretensioner by the piston tube.

Disregarding these precautions may result in personal injury or unnecessary SIR system repairs.

Deployment Inside Vehicle - Vehicle Scrapping Procedure

Deploy the inflator modules inside of the vehicle when destroying the vehicle or when salvaging the vehicle for parts. This includes, but is not limited to, the following situations: The vehicl ...

Scrapping Procedure

During the course of a vehicle's useful life, certain situations may arise which will necessitate the disposal of a live (undeployed) pretensioner. The following information covers the proper proce ...

Other materials:

Drive Belt Replacement
Special Tools EN 6349 Locking Pin For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools. Removal Procedure Open the hood. Remove the power steering pump belt. Refer to Power Steering Pump Belt Replacement. Raise the vehicle by its full height. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicl ...

Front Side Door Check Replacement
Prliminary Procedure Remove front side door trim panel. Refer to Front Side Door Trim Replacement Remove the front side door water deflector. Refer to Front Side Door Water Deflector Replacement Front Side Door Check Link Bolt Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the ...

Test Probe Caution
Caution: Do not insert test equipment probes (DMM etc.) into any connector or fuse block terminal. The diameter of the test probes will deform most terminals. A deformed terminal will cause a poor connection, which will result in a system failure. Always use the EL-35616 GM-Approved Terminal T ...