Porshe 911 (997). Manual - part 1084

Installing wire harness for airbag from the A-pillar connection point to the
head airbag

WARNING

Danger of injury and material damage if airbag units are not handled correctly.

→ Always observe the safety regulations for handling airbag units → 691000  Safety regulations for

handling airbag and belt tensioner units

→ Remove ignition key. Disconnect battery. Route or isolate the ground strap so that all contact with

a ground carrier (e.g. body, seat frame) is avoided. → 2706IN Working instructions after
disconnecting the battery

→ After the battery is disconnected, always wait for 1 minute before disconnecting the airbag plugs.

Installation Location:

Connector overview for airbag wire harness, shown on the 911

3-4

- Plug connections between main wire harness and wire harness for left and right doors

5-6

- Connector for head airbag, left and right

1. Release and disconnect plug connection for main wire harness to door wire harness -3 and 4- . → 973219

Removing and installing wire harness for door - section on "Removing"

2. Release and pull off connector on head airbag on the left -5- and right -6- . → 696619 Removing and

installing head airbag - section on "Removing"

3. Cut off the head airbag connector on the damaged wire harness, insulate it and secure it to the door wire

harness with tie-wraps.

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Removing rubber sleeve

4. Remove rubber sleeve -A- and carefully pull it and the door wire harness out of the A-pillar.

Removing foil hose

5. Push rubber sleeve back slightly -Arrow- , remove adhesive tape and pull off foil hose -A- .

Removing cap from connector housing.

6. Cut and remove tie-wraps for fixing the wire harness to the connector

housing.

7. Release cap on both sides -Arrow a- and remove from the connector

housing.

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Removing connector from connector housing

8. Release locking mechanism on connector housing with a small screwdriver -Arrow A- and remove

it -Arrow B- .

9. Pull connector out of the connector housing -Arrow

C-

 .

Pushing down connector guide from the contact strip

10. Release connector guide on both sides -Arrow a- and slide down from the contact strip.

Pressing out contacts from the contact strip

Note

Allocation of lines - see wiring diagram.

11. Release contacts of the damaged lines using the press-out tool 1575-1P of the press-out and unlocking

tools for flat and round plug connections of every size NR.155

 ( -Arrow a- ) and pull out of the

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contact strip.

12. Cut off the contacts of the damaged lines, insulate them and secure them to the main wire harness

with tie-wraps.

Sliding wire puller through the sleeve

13. Insert wire puller -1- with the flexible end on the right side -Arrow- into the rubber sleeve -2- . Coat the

wire puller -1- with soapy water and slide it through the rubber sleeve -2- ( -Arrow A- ). → 976623
Installing wire harness for airbag - section on "Tools and materials"

Securing new lines on the wire puller

Wire harness spare part

Note

Two different wire harnesses are available as spare parts, depending on the model year. Up to model year 05,
the wire harness -A- comes with insulation as standard. From model year 2006 onwards, the wire harness -B-

Diagnostic system: reading out fault memory and activating systems

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