Mazda 3 Service Manual: Clock Spring Inspection [Two Step Deployment Control System]

Mazda 3 Service Manual / Body / Driver Info & Control / Clock Spring Inspection [Two Step Deployment Control System]

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..

2. Remove the driver–side air bag module..

3. Remove the steering wheel..

4. Remove the column cover.

5. Remove the clock spring..

6. Verify that the continuity is as indicated in the table.

If not as indicated in the table, replace the clock spring.

NOTE:

When the vehicle-side connector for the clock spring is disconnected, terminals 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D are shorted to prevent unexpected operation (deployment) of the air bag module.

Vehicles with steering switch

Vehicles without steering switch

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