Sensor, Impact: Installation: Notes
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 front impact sensor, as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its calibration. The front impact sensor enables the system to deploy the front Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components. If an impact sensor is accidentally dropped during service, the sensor must be scrapped and replaced with a new unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper front SRS component deployment.
- Position the right or left front impact sensor over the weld stud on the back of the Front End Module (FEM) carrier outboard of the cooling module. Be certain that the locating and anti-rotation pin on the back of the sensor is engaged in the clearance hole of the carrier.
- Install and tighten the nut (2) that secures the sensor to the weld stud on the back of the FEM carrier. Tighten the nut to proper specification. Refer to TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Do not connect the negative battery cable at this time. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Verification Test procedure should be performed following service of any SRS component. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .