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Repair Procedures: Installation

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  1. Remove the ignition key from the vehicle.
  2. Disconnect the battery negative cable from battery and wait for at least three minutes before beginning work.
  3. Connect the clock spring harness connector and horn harness connector to the clock spring.
  4. Set the center position by setting the marks between the clock spring and the cover into line. Make an array the mark (»«) by turning the clock spring clockwise to the stop and then 2.0 revolutions counterclockwise.
    Fig 1: Identifying Driver Airbag (DAB) Module On Steering Wheel
    G06873332Courtesy of HYUNDAI MOTOR CO.
  5. Install the steering wheel column cover and the steering wheel. (Refer to the STEERING COLUMN AND SHAFT .)
  6. Connect the Driver Airbag (DAB) module connector and horn connector, and then install the Driver Airbag (DAB) module on the steering wheel.
  7. Secure the Driver Airbag (DAB) with the new mounting bolts.

    Tightening torque: 

    7.8 ~ 10.8 Nm (0.8 ~ 1.1 kgf.m, 5.1 ~ 8.0 lb.ft)

    Fig 2: Identifying Horn Button
    G06873333Courtesy of HYUNDAI MOTOR CO.
  8. Connect the battery negative cable.
  9. After installing the airbag, confirm proper system operation:
    1. Turn the ignition switch ON; the SRS indicator light should be turned on for about six seconds and then go off.
    2. Make sure horn button works.