Deployment Procedures For Outside 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 Outside of Vehicle
1. Inspect the SST (Deployment tool).
2. Turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position.
3. Disconnect the negative battery cable and wait for more than 1 minute.
4. 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 passenger-side air bag module.






2. Install the bolts to the passenger-side air bag module.

WARNING: If the air bag module is not properly installed to the tire, serious injury may occur when the module is deployed. When installing the air bag module to the tire, make sure the module is facing the center of the tire.






3. Tie the passenger-side air bag module to a tire with the module facing the center of the tire. Wrap the wire harness through the tire and around the bolts at least four times.






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






5. Stack the tire with the passenger-side air bag module on top of two tires. Stack a tire on top of the three tires. Stack another tire that has a wheel on top of the four tires.






6. Tie all tires together with wire.






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






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