Air bag removal?

[tight fart]

I want to remote steering wheel on my camper (Fiat Ducato 2010)
Is this relatively safe to do?
I'll disconnect both batteries first.
I did call a local mobile mechanic who told me it has to be done in a garage where the airbag can be placed in a cage due to health & safety!

(I'm changing the cruise control stalk)

Edited by tight fart on Saturday 29th April 08:17

[DuraAce]

It'll be fine. I always disconnect them with my face to one side rather than having the airbag in front me. Just paranoia though really. Never had any issues at all.

[E-bmw]

As you have said the vehicle battery ABSOLUTELY MUST be disconnected, it is then completely safe to disconnect.

They are not wrong in that when removed a main garage will put it in a safety cage type thing in case they are accidentally set off, just put it somewhere safe away from any prying hands and stray magnetic/electrical fields.

[Aggymon]

It will be fine.

Just remember to put the explody side pointing upwards, they go rather a long way if they go off facing down

[tight fart]

I think I'll put my crash helmet on just to be sure then

[foggy]

Disconnect battery, leave 10 mins for any circuitry to discharge then get busy removing the bag. Have done tens if not hundreds of them and never had a problem. Always place out of the way somewhere with the bag facing upwards into open space if you haven't got a cage to put it in.

[Emanresu]

foggy said:

Disconnect battery, leave 10 mins for any circuitry to discharge then get busy removing the bag. Have done tens if not hundreds of them and never had a problem. Always place out of the way somewhere with the bag facing upwards into open space if you haven't got a cage to put it in.

No need to wait 10 minutes. Remove the positive battery lead and touch it to the negative terminal on the battery and it will discharge everything immediately.

[chryslerben]

Emanresu said:

No need to wait 10 minutes. Remove the positive battery lead and touch it to the negative terminal on the battery and it will discharge everything immediately.

It's probably better if you don't and just leave it 10 minutes.

[tight fart]

All done thanks (cruise still not working)

[Emanresu]

chryslerben said:

Emanresu said:

No need to wait 10 minutes. Remove the positive battery lead and touch it to the negative terminal on the battery and it will discharge everything immediately.

It's probably better if you don't and just leave it 10 minutes.

Why? What's your reasoning? Because this method is proven to discharge all electrical systems.

Professional automotive technician with 20 years experience btw. 4 in Citroen main dealer, 4 in Mercedes and 12 running my own shop.

[chryslerben]

Emanresu said:

chryslerben said:

Emanresu said:

No need to wait 10 minutes. Remove the positive battery lead and touch it to the negative terminal on the battery and it will discharge everything immediately.

It's probably better if you don't and just leave it 10 minutes.

Why? What's your reasoning? Because this method is proven to discharge all electrical systems.

Professional automotive technician with 20 years experience btw. 4 in Citroen main dealer, 4 in Mercedes and 12 running my own shop.

And I work for a German Automotive in Electrical R&D, no where in any of the companies I've worked for has it ever been agreed or stated that's a safe method of discharge. It's even written in the Technical doc's supplied by the ECU manufacturer that leave it to self discharge it's what the ecu is designed to do.

As a question, where has it been proven as a safe method of discharging ECU's?

[Petrolhead_Rich]

disconnect battery AND REMOVE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL RE-CONNECTION at least an hour before hand, don't wear a polyester tracksuit (static & all that), keep away from the blowy up bit & store away from people/animals & you'll be fine, they SHOULD only go off if they recieve an electrical current, but static is the most obvious cause of one going off.

Generally they are pretty safe though.

[S0 What]

Petrolhead_Rich said:

disconnect battery AND REMOVE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL RE-CONNECTION at least an hour before hand, don't wear a polyester tracksuit (static & all that), keep away from the blowy up bit & store away from people/animals & you'll be fine, they SHOULD only go off if they recieve an electrical current, but static is the most obvious cause of one going off.

Generally they are pretty safe though.

If you wear a shell suit you desrve to be blown up

I've removed hundreds and replaced probably half that amount (used to run a breakers), battery off, have a cup of tea and then get back to it, never had one go off, got maybe 20 in storage at the mo in a normal cupboard, only airbags i've ever had go off were on purpose, great fun for blowing things around the yard (mainly road cones and shell suit wearing customers)