Air Bag, Passenger: Installation
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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.
To avoid serious or fatal injury when removing a deployed airbag, rubber gloves, eye protection, and a long-sleeved shirt should be worn. There may be deposits on the airbag unit and other interior surfaces. In large doses, these deposits may cause irritation to the skin and eyes.
To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the passenger airbag, or becoming entrapped between the passenger airbag cushion and the instrument panel top pad. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.
The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged Passenger AirBag (PAB). If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Refer to HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS . If the PAB has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. Refer to SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT .
- Place the instrument panel top pad (3) on a suitable work surface with the PAB chute (1) facing up. Be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the top pad from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
- Carefully position the PAB housing (2) to the PAB chute. The side of the PAB housing with five hooks faces rearward in the vehicle.
- Engage all of the hooks on one side of the PAB housing through the windows on the same side of the PAB chute, then rotate the opposite side of the PAB housing downward into the chute.
- Inspect around the perimeter of the PAB making certain each of the hooks on the PAB housing is fully engaged through the windows in the forward and rearward vertical walls of the PAB chute.
- Install the top pad to the instrument panel. Refer to PAD, INSTRUMENT PANEL, INSTALLATION
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- Reach through and above the glove box opening (4) of the instrument panel to connect the instrument panel wire harness connector to the PAB pigtail wire harness connector (1). Be certain that the connector is fully engaged and locked.
- Still reaching through the glove box opening, install the screws (5) that secure the PAB (2) lower mounting bracket to the instrument panel structural support (3). Tighten the screws to the proper torque specification. Refer to TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Install the glove box into the instrument panel. Refer to GLOVE BOX, INSTRUMENT PANEL, INSTALLATION .
- 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 SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM VERIFICATION TEST .