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Airbags and belt tensioners for driver and front
30 30 passenger
15 15
X X
31 31
D – Ignition/starter switch
F138 – Airbag coil connector, return spring with slip
ring
J218 – Combi-processor in dash panel insert
15
J234 – Airbag control unit
D15 K75 – Airbag warning lamp
0,5 4,0
K75 J218 N95 – Airbag igniter, driver’s side
sw sw
N131 – Airbag igniter 1, front passenger’s side
N153 N154 A2 T32a/10 T32/20 N153 – Belt tensioner igniter -1-, driver’s side
58s
0,5 0,5 0,35 0,35 N154 – Belt tensioner igniter -2-, front passenger’s side
+ – + – sw sw ws/ge gr/bl T2a – 2-pin connector, yellow, connector point, A
56
pillar, left
T10av T10av/3 T2e – 2-pin connector, yellow, connector point, A
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0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,35 pillar, right
gn br sw br sw ws/ge
T2ac – 2-pin connector, yellow, behind dash panel,
61 62 64 63 65
50
68
right
T5d – 5-pin connector, yellow, behind steering column
switch trim
37 38 J234 66 33 34 T5e – 5-pin connector, in steering wheel
T10av – 10-pin connector, yellow, connector point, A
0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5
bl gn br/li gn/ws pillar, right
T32 – 32-pin connector, blue, on dash panel insert
T2e/1 T2e/2 T2a/1 T2a/2 T32a – 32-pin connector, green, on dash panel insert

109 – Earth connection, in airbag wiring harness

0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5
bl gn br/li gn/ws N95
+ – A2 – Positive (+) connection (15), in dash panel
wiring harness
T2ac T2ac/2 T5d/5 T5d/4
/1
– Short circuit bridge becomes effective when
T5e/1 T5e/2 connector is unplugged
+ –

N131 F138 ws = white

sw = black
ro = red
br = brown
0,5 gn = green
br
bl = blue
gr = grey
li = purple
109 ge = yellow
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Side airbags in front seats, rear belt tensioners
30 30
15 15
X X C22 – Interference suppression choke for airbag
31 31
E3 – Hazard warning light switch
F145 – Switch: Rear belt, driver’s side
F146 – Switch: Rear belt, front passenger’s side
J234 – Airbag control unit
J429 – Central locking control unit
K – Diagnosis connection
N199 N200 N196 N197 N196 – Rear belt tensioner igniter, driver’s side
N197 – Rear belt tensioner igniter, front passenger’s
side
F145 F146
1 2 1 2 1 + 2 – 2 – 1 + N199 – Side airbag igniter, driver’s side
N200 – Side airbag igniter, front passenger’s side
T4ad T4ad T4ad/3 T4ae T4ae T4ae/3 T1d – Single connector, brown, connector point, right
/1 /2 /1 /2
A pillar
0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5
ge/gn ge/bl br ge/gr ge/br br ws br br ro T4ad – 4-pin connector, yellow, under driver’s seat
17 21 T4ae – 4-pin connector, yellow, under front
passenger’s seat
41 42 45 46 29 30 31 32
T10av – 10-pin connector, yellow, connector point, A
pillar, right
67 J234 69 T16a – 16-pin connector, diagnosis connection
0,35 0,5
gn/ro li/bl 44 – Earth point, lower part of left A-pillar
K
T10av/2 T16a/7 109 – Earth connection, in airbag wiring harness

0,35 0,35 A76 – Connection (diagnosis wire K), in dash panel

gn/ro gn
C22 wiring harness
T10av/1
A76
0,5 0,5 0,5
– Short circuit bridge becomes effective when
li/bl li/bl li/bl connector is unplugged

8
T1d E3

0,35
li/bl ws = white
sw = black
4/4 ro = red
17 21 J 429 br = brown
0,5 0,5 1,5 gn = green
br br br
bl = blue
gr = grey
li = purple
109 109 44 109 ge = yellow
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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Crash sensors, rear side airbags, curtain airbags
30 30
15 15
X X G179 – Side airbag crash sensor, driver’s side
31 31
G180 – Side airbag crash sensor, front passenger’s side
J234 – Airbag control unit
N201 – Rear side airbag igniter, driver’s side
N202 – Rear side airbag igniter, front passenger’s side
N251 – Curtain airbag igniter, driver’s side
✱✱ ✱✱
N252 – Curtain airbag igniter, front passenger’s side
N251 N252 T2x – 2-pin connector, yellow, under driver’s seat
+ – + –
T2y – 2-pin connector, yellow, under front
0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 passenger’s seat
ge/ws ge/ro br ge/li ge/sw br
T3s – 3-pin connector, orange, in rear seat, centre
section
T4am T4am T4am/3 T4an T4an T4an/3 T3t – 3-pin connector, orange, in rear seat, centre
/1 /2 /1 /2
section
0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5
ge/ws ge/ro br ge/li ge/sw br T4am – 4-pin connector, yellow, in C pillar, left
33 38
T4an – 4-pin connector, yellow, in C pillar, right
49 50 51 52 J234
109 – Earth connection, in airbag wiring harness

73 74 44 43 48 47 – Short circuit bridge becomes effective when

connector is unplugged
0,35 0,35 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5
✱ – Models with rear side airbags
li/ge li/sw bl/ge br/ge ge sw/ge ✱✱ – Models with curtain airbags

T2x/1 T2y/1 T3t/1 T3t/2 T3t/3 T3s/1 T3s/2 T3s/3

1 1
0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5
G179 G180 bl/ge br/ge br ge sw/ge br
2 2

+ – + –

T2x/2 T2y/2
ws = white
N201 ✱ N202 ✱ sw = black
33 38
ro = red
br = brown
0,35 0,35 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 gn = green
br br br br br br bl = blue
gr = grey
li = purple
109 109 109 109 109 109 ge = yellow
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
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Rear belt tensioner igniter - centre, rear side airbags
30 30
15 15
X X E224 – Airbag disabling key switch, front passenger’s
31 31
side
F158 – Belt tensioner switch -1-
J234 – Airbag control unit
K145 – Airbag disabled warning lamp, front
passenger’s side
N198 – Rear belt tensioner igniter, centre
T2ce – 2-pin connector, yellow, in rear seat, centre
section
0,35
li/ws T8l – 8-pin connector, behind dash panel, right
T10av – 10-pin connector, yellow, connector point, A
pillar, right
T10av/9 T8l/6 T8l/7
T15t – 15-pin connector, grey, connector point left
A-pillar
0,5 0,5 0,35
li/ws li/ws gr/bl
44 – Earth point, lower part of left A-pillar
J234 81 3 1/58s
135 – Earth connection -2-, in dash panel wiring
harness
58 57 70 4 2/31 199 – Earth connection -3-, in dash panel wiring
E224 harness
✱✱ ✱ ✱ ✱✱ A19 – Connection (58s), in dash panel wiring harness
0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,35 0,35 0,35
br br bl bl gn/ge br/ge br gr/bl (switch illumination)

T10av/7 T8l/5 T8l/8 A19 – Short circuit bridge becomes effective when
8 connector is unplugged
0,5 0,5 0,35 0,35 ✱ – With folding rear seats
gn/ge sw br/ge gr/bl
✱✱ – Without folding rear seats
✱ ✱ 12 # – Both possible
T 2ce T 2ce T15t T15t/10 T10av
/2 /1 /9 /10
0,35 0,35
gn/ge sw

2 – 1 + 1 2

F158 ws = white
N198 K145 sw = black
ro = red
br = brown
0,35 0,35 gn = green
br br bl = blue
199
gr = grey
# li = purple
44 135 ge = yellow
or = orange
43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
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