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:

Floor Carpet Drying
If the carpet or the pad or insulator is wet, use the following criteria for drying or for replacing the components: For a 1-piece carpet assembly bonded to a cotton or a fiber padding, replace the entire assembly For a 2-piece carpet assembly with a cotton or a fiber padding, replace ...

Headlining Trim Panel Replacement (With Sunroof)
Warning: Do not attempt to repair or alter the head impact energy-absorbing material glued to the headliner or to the garnish trims. If the material is damaged, replace the headliner and/or the garnish trim. Failure to do so could result in personal injury. Caution: If a vehicle is equip ...

Steering Linkage Inner Tie Rod Replacement (Electronic Power Steering)
Special Tools CH-6247 Removal and Installation Tool for the Steering Linkage Inner Tie Rod For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools. Removal Procedure Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle. Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to ...