Module, Occupant Restraint Controller: Removal
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.
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 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.
- Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
- Remove the cup holder from the forward end of the center floor console. Refer to CONSOLE, FLOOR, REMOVAL .
- Remove the console closeout covers from each side of the center floor console. Refer to CONSOLE, FLOOR, REMOVAL .
- Reach through the cup holder opening of the center floor console to access and disconnect both the instrument panel wire harness connector (4) and the body wire harness connector (3) from the rearward-facing end of the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) (1). To disconnect the wire harness connector from the ORC, depress the release tab and lift the lever arm on the connector.
- Remove the nut (2) that secures the right rear corner of the ORC to the weld stud on the floor panel center tunnel.
- Reach around the forward end of the center floor console to access and remove the two nuts (2) that secure the forward end of the ORC (1) to the weld studs on the top of the floor panel center tunnel.
- Lift the ORC off of the weld studs and remove it from the vehicle.