Removal & Installation Deployed Module

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Before proceeding, see AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . Disable air bag system. See DISABLING SYSTEM under DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM. Wear rubber gloves, eye protection, and long-sleeved shirt when removing deployed air bag module. See DEPLOYED AIR BAG CLEAN-UP under DISPOSAL PROCEDURES.
Roll or fold deployed air bag toward instrument panel surface and tuck into instrument panel module area. Tape ripped instrument panel pad over deployed air bag. Remove instrument panel and pad assembly. See INSTRUMENT PANEL & PAD ASSEMBLY . Remove passenger air bag module. See Fig 2 and Fig 3 .
To install, transfer all instrument panel components which are not damaged to NEW instrument panel and pad assembly. To complete installation, reverse removal procedure. Tighten fasteners to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . DO NOT connect battery at this time. Go to AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CHECK under SYSTEM OPERATION CHECK.

Fig 1: Identifying Glove Box Close-out Assembly Screws

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Fig 2: Removing Passenger-side Air Bag Module

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Fig 3: Identifying Passenger-side Air Bag Module Reinforcement

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