Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual: 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:
Front End Inflatable Restraint Discriminating Sensor Replacement
Warning: Refer to SIR Warning in the Preface section.
Warning: Following the deployment of a side impact air bag, inspect the
following parts for damage. Replace these parts if
necessary:
The seat cushion frame
The seat recliner, if equipped
The seat adjuster
The seat back frame
...
SIR System Description and Operation
SIR System Overview
The supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR) system supplements the protection
offered by the occupants Seat Belt System (2). The SIR
system may contain several inflator modules located throughout the vehicle, i.e.
steering wheel module (1), instrument panel module (1),
...
Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols
are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to
a specific component, control, message, gauge, or indicator.
: This symbol is shown when you need
to see your owner manual for addi ...
