CLOCK SPRING INSPECTION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM]
2016 – MX-5 – Restraints
CLOCK SPRING INSPECTION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM]
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable and wait for 1 min or more. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION.)
2. Remove the following parts:
a. Driver–side air bag module (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM].) (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM].)
b. Steering wheel (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
c. Column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
3. Disconnect the clock spring connector. (See CLOCK SPRING REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM].)
4. Disconnect the steering angle sensor connector. (with adaptive front lighting system (AFS)) (See STEERING ANGLE SENSOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
5. Verify that the continuity is as indicated in the table.
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If not as indicated in the table, replace the clock spring. (See CLOCK SPRING REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [TWO-STEP DEPLOYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM].)
NOTE:
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When the vehicle-side connector for the clock spring is disconnected, terminals 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D are shorted to prevent unexpected operation (deployment) of the air bag module.