1/03 6959
Binder - 6, Body Equipment
Date: 6-27-03
New Passenger's Airbag
Vehicle Type:
Boxster / Boxster S
Model Year:
As of '97 (V)
Concerns:
New Passenger's airbag (in the dashboard) available as replacement spare part.
Information:
A new passenger's airbag has been installed as from the introduction date below. Simultaneously, the plug connection or the 2-pin plug on the
airbag has been changed.
Identifying features:
The new airbag is identifiable only by means of the new part No. The 2-pin plug is colored green (was yellow) and has a different shape.
Introduction:
June 5, 2003 as of the VINs:
The new airbag can be retroactively installed during repair work. For installation in vehicles prior to the above-mentioned introduction date, service
wiring harness, Part Number, 996 612 030 00 must be used additionally.
Parts Information:
Tools:
Repair kit for wiring harnesses (Messrs. Cartool)
Press-out tools Nos. 89072 and 90207 (from 12-piece Porsche press-out tool set)
Side cullers
Adhesive tape
Work Procedure:
Install new passenger's airbag in vehicles prior to the above-mentioned introduction date. The service wiring harness with the green 2-pin plug must
be additionally installed in this case.
1. Remove the passenger's airbag from the dashboard, see Boxster Technical Manual, Group 6, Chapters 69-1 - Safety regulations for airbag
vehicles and 696 - Removing and installing the passenger's airbag unit.
2. As far as possible, cut off and tie the existing wiring harness to the passenger's airbag (with yellow 2-pin plug) on the main wiring harness.