Component Handling
The SRS components are sensitive and potentially hazardous if not handled correctly; always comply with the following handling precautions:
- Never drop an SRS component. See Fig 1 . The airbag Diagnostic Control Unit (DCU) is a particularly shock sensitive device and must be handled with extreme care. Airbag modules and seat belt pretensioner units could deploy if subjected to a strong shock.
- Never wrap your arms around an airbag module. If an airbag module has to be carried, hold it by the cover, with the cover uppermost and the base away from your body.
- Never transport airbag modules or seat belt pretensioners in the cabin of a vehicle. Always use the luggage compartment of the vehicle for carrying airbag modules and seat belt pretensioner units.
WARNING:
The airbag module contains sodium azide which is poisonous and extremely flammable. Contact with water, acid or heavy metals may produce harmful or explosive compounds. Do not dismantle, incinerate or bring into contact with electricity, before the unit has been deployed.