Land Rover Discovery Owners & Service Manuals

Land Rover Discovery: Front Airbag Deployment - Driver and Passenger

CAUTION:

If the front airbags are deployed, the following components must be replaced:

  • Driver airbag module
  • Steering wheel
  • Passenger airbag module
  • Instrument panel
  • Fly leads (where applicable) connecting front airbag modules to SRS harness
  • All seat belt buckle pre-tensioner
  • All occupied seats at the time of the crash should have their seat belts replaced
  • Any seat belt with a deployed retractor pretensioner should be replaced.

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  • Any front impact sensors that have been physically damaged or if a fault is being registered
  • RCM

Additionally, the following items must be inspected for damage and replaced as necessary:

  • Front passenger's seat belt retractor and webbing, tongue latching function, 'D' loop and body anchorage point
  • Rear seat belt buckles, webbing, buckle covers, body anchorage points and tongue latching function
  • Front seat frames and head restraints
  • Steering column - if adjustment is lost or if there are signs of collapse
  • Seat belt height adjusters
  • Rear seat belts

Side Air Bags

CAUTION:

If the side (thorax) air bags are deployed, the following components must be replaced on the side of the vehicle on which the deployment occurred:

  • Side (thorax) airbag
  • Any side impact sensors that have been physically damaged or if a fault is being registered
  • RCM

Additionally, the following items must be inspected for damage and replaced as necessary:

  • Front seat belts, retractors and webbing, tongue latching function, 'D' loop and body anchorage points
  • Rear seat belt buckles, webbing, buckle covers, tongue latching function, and body anchorage points
  • Front seat frame and head restraints
  • Door trim casing
  • Seat belt height adjusters
  • Rear seat belts

Side Curtain Airbag Modules

CAUTION:

If the head airbag modules are deployed, the following components must be replaced on the side of the vehicle on which the deployment occurred:

  • Side curtain airbag modules
  • Headliner and all pillar trims
  • Link lead between airbag gas generator and RCM harness
  • Airbag retaining clips
  • Front seat belt buckle pre-tensioners
  • Any side impact sensors that have been physically damaged or if a fault is being registered
  • RCM

Additionally, the following items must be inspected for damage and replaced as necessary:

  • Component mounting brackets
  • Front seat belts, retractors and webbing, tongue latching function, 'D' loop and body anchorage points
  • Rear seat belt buckles, webbing, buckle covers, tongue latching function, and body anchorage points
  • Adjacent trim components
  • Seat belt height adjusters

Rear impacts

CAUTION:

If the seat belt pre-tensioners are deployed during a rear impact, the following components must be replaced:

  • Seat belt pre-tensioners
  • Front and rear seat belt retractors used during the impact
  • RCM

Additionally, the following items must be inspected for damage and replaced as necessary:

  • Seat belt height adjusters
  • Front seat belts, retractors and webbing, tongue latching function, 'D' loop and body anchorage points
  • Rear seat belt buckles, webbing, buckle covers, tongue latching function, and body anchorage points

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