[Shop-talk] air bags and dash work

[Doug Braun]

If the airbag should go off, even if you are not injured, it will be expensive to fix!

Well worth pulling a fuse.

You should be happy that you don't have to pull the steering wheel...

Doug

--- On Sat, 10/24/09, old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at pacbell.net> wrote:

> From: old dirtbeard <dirtbeard at pacbell.net>
> Subject: [Shop-talk] air bags and dash work
> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 1:22 PM
> Hi guys,
> 
> I need to smog check my 03 GMC cargo van for the first time
> and will need to
> remove the engine cover (under the dashboard) to get the
> smog check done.
> 
> I have done this many times for previous older vans, but
> when I looked at the
> GMC shop manual there are all sorts of dire warnings about
> disabling the air
> bag SIR, pulling the fuse, disconnecting all the various
> zone sensors, etc. It
> makes the job a lot more complicated that I had
> envisioned.
> 
> Is all of this air bag precaution actually necessary to
> remove the engine
> cover or is this over-cautious legalese for the benefit of
> the personal injury
> lawyers. Thanks.
> 
> best,