MODULE, Occupant Restraint Controller: Installation: Installation

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, never strike or drop the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC), as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its calibration. The ORC contains the impact sensor, which enables the system to deploy the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components. If an ORC is accidentally dropped during service, the module must be scrapped and replaced with a new unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper SRS component deployment.

Fig 1: Occupant Restraint Controller Module And Screws

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1. Carefully position the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) (2) to the ORC bracket that is welded onto the top of the floor panel transmission tunnel. When the ORC is correctly positioned, the arrow on the ORC label will be pointed forward in the vehicle and the locating pins on the bottom of the ORC will be engaged into the locating holes in the ORC bracket.
2. Install and tighten the three screws (1) that secure the ORC to the ORC bracket. Tighten the screws to 11 N.m (97 in. lbs.).
   Fig 2: Sound Deadening Material And ORC Fasteners

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3. Restore the sound deadening material (1) over the top of the ORC.
   Fig 3: Locating Electrical Connectors

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4. Reconnect the two wire harness connectors (1 and 2) to the ORC connector receptacles located on the rearward facing side of the module. Be certain that the latches on both connectors are each fully engaged.
   Fig 4: Removing/Installing Center Floor Console

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5. Reinstall the center floor console onto the top of the floor panel transmission tunnel. Refer to Body/Interior/CONSOLE, Floor - Installation .
6. Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at this time. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) verification test procedure should be performed following service of any SRS component. See SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS VERIFICATION TEST .