OEM 2000 Toyota Corolla Air Bag

2000 Toyota Corolla Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: What precautions should be taken when scrapping vehicles equipped with an SRS or disposing of the side Air Bag assembly on 2000 Toyota Corolla?

  A: Before scrapping SRS-equipped vehicles and side Air Bag assembly disposal it is necessary to deploy the Air Bag through the use of Special Service Tool: 09082-00700 (SRS Air Bag Deployment Tool) in an open outdoor location while respecting nearby resident privacy. Operators maintaining a 10 meter (33 foot) distance to the Air Bag assembly should handle the deployed item only when it reaches ambient temperature after minimum thirty-minute cooling time using gloves with safety glasses. The operation ends with hand washing and you should abstain from sprays for the deployed Air Bag components. Begin the Air Bag deployment procedure by having a power source ready followed by hook removal from the seatback frame and uninstalling two hog rings combined with the seatback frame from the seatback cover until all two nuts from the side Air Bag assembly remain. The side Air Bag assembly must be tied down using a service-purpose wire harness with 1.25 sq.mm (0.0019 sq.in) stripped wire harness section to a tire while maintaining the Air Bag deployment side inside the tire. For the proper installation the tire needs to reach minimum dimensions of 185 mm (7.28 in.) in width and 360 mm (14.17 in.) in inner diameter. The Special Service Tool: 09082-00700 needs checking before using it to secure the side Air Bag assembly through cables which should run under and over the targeted tire. Connect the two connectors from Special Service Tools 09082-00700 and 09082-00750 to the side Air Bag assembly connector while maintaining an unlocked condition of the secondary lock on the twin lock to prevent tool damage. Connect the Special Service Tool red clip to the positive (+) battery terminal and black clip to negative (-) terminal using a secure connection method before activating the deployment switch when no person stands within 10 m (33 ft) from the deployment zone. Follow deployment by taking the side Air Bag assembly from the tire while placing it in a vinyl bag before tightly securing the bag for normal parts discard.