Deployment Procedures For Inside of Vehicle

WARNING: A live (undeployed) air bag module may accidentally deploy when it is disposed of and cause serious injury. Do not dispose of a live (undeployed) air bag module. If the SSTs (Deployment tool and Adapter harness) are not available, consult the nearest Mazda representative for assistance.

CAUTION:
- Deploying the air bag modules inside the vehicle may cause damage to the vehicle interior. When the vehicle is not to be scrapped, always deploy the air bag modules outside the vehicle.
- When the vehicle is to be scrapped, deploy the air bag modules inside the vehicle. (Refer to Deployment Procedure for Inside of Vehicle.)
- When the vehicle is not to be scrapped, deploy the air bag modules outside the vehicle. (Refer to Deployment Procedure for Outside of Vehicle.)

NOTE: When disposing of a deployed air bag module, refer to air bag module disposal procedure.

Deployment Procedure for Inside of Vehicle
1. Inspect the SST (Deployment tool).
2. Move the vehicle to an open space, away from strong winds, and close all of the vehicle's doors and windows.
3. Turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position.
4. Disconnect the negative battery cable and wait for more than 1 minute.
5. Follow the appropriate procedure for deploying the driver-side air bag module, passenger-side air bag module.


Passenger-side air bag module
1. Remove the glove compartment.
2. Disconnect the passenger-side air bag module connector.






3. Connect the SST (Adapter harness) to the passenger-side air bag module as shown.






4. Connect the SST (Deployment tool) to the SST (Adapter hamess).
5. Connect the red clip of the SST (Deployment tool) to the positive battery terminal and the black clip to the negative battery terminal.
6. Verify that the red light on the SST (Deployment tool) is illuminated.
7. Make sure all persons are standing at least 6 m {20 ft} away from the vehicle.






8. Press the activation switch on the SST (Deployment tool) to deploy the passenger-side air bag module.