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Passenger Airbag

REMOVAL
The following procedure is for replacement of a faulty or damaged passenger airbag. If the airbag is faulty or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. (Refer to RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS). If the passenger airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. (Refer to RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT DEPLOYMENT).

WARNING
- ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, DRIVER AIRBAG, PASSENGER AIRBAG, SEAT BELT TENSIONER, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, 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 SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL 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.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the lower surround from the instrument panel.

Fig. 35 Passenger Airbag Door Screws:




3. Remove the two screws that secure the mounting tabs of the two panel outlet housings to the upper glove box opening reinforcement.
4. Remove the six screws that secure the inboard and lower flanges of the passenger airbag door to the instrument panel.

Fig. 36 Passenger Airbag Remove/Install:




5. Reach through and above the glove box opening to access and remove the two screws that secure the passenger airbag rear brackets to the upper glove box opening reinforcement .
6. Reach through and above the glove box opening to access and remove the two screws that secure the passenger airbag front brackets to the instrument panel structural support.

Fig. 37 Passenger Airbag Door Disengage:




7. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the upper and outboard edges of the passenger airbag door away from the instrument panel far enough to disengage the seven snap features on the door from the receptacles in the instrument panel base trim.
8. Pull the passenger airbag housing and door unit straight back from the instrument panel far enough to access the instrument panel wire harness take out and connector for the airbag inflator located on the inboard side of the housing.
9. Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector for the passenger airbag from the connector receptacle on the airbag inflator.
10. Remove the passenger airbag and airbag door from the instrument panel as a unit.

INSTALLATION
The following procedure is for replacement of a faulty or damaged passenger airbag. If the airbag is faulty or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. (Refer to RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS). If the passenger airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. (Refer to RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT DEPLOYMENT).

WARNING
- ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, DRIVER AIRBAG, PASSENGER AIRBAG, SEAT BELT TENSIONER, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, 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 SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL 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.
- USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, OR BECOMING ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CUSHION AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

1. Position the passenger airbag and airbag door to the instrument panel as a unit.
2. Reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector for the passenger airbag to the connector receptacle on the airbag inflator. Be certain that the connector latches are fully engaged.
3. Position the passenger airbag housing and door unit into the instrument panel.
4. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly over each of the seven snap features on the upper and outboard edges of the passenger airbag door until they snap into the receptacles in the instrument panel base trim.
5. Reach through and above the glove box opening to install and tighten the two screws that secure the passenger airbag front brackets to the instrument panel structural support. Tighten the screws to 6 Nm (55 in. lbs.).
6. Reach through and above the glove box opening to install and tighten the two screws that secure the passenger airbag rear brackets to the upper glove box opening reinforcement. Tighten the screws to 6 Nm (55 in. lbs.).
7. Install and tighten the six screws that secure the inboard and lower flanges of the passenger airbag door to the instrument panel. Tighten the screws to 2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
8. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the mounting tabs of the two panel outlet housings to the upper glove box opening reinforcement. Tighten the screws to 2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
9. Reinstall the lower surround onto the instrument panel.
10. Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at this time. The supplemental restraint system verification test procedure should be performed following service of any supplemental restraint system component (Refer to RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - VERIFICATION TEST).
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