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Air Bag-Passenger

NOTE: 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. 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.

REMOVAL

WARNING:
- TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM 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 SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
- TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, 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.
3. Remove the screw (2) that secures the mounting tab of the panel outlet housing to the upper glove box opening reinforcement (3).
4. Remove the six screws (4) that secure the inboard and lower flanges of the passenger airbag door (1) to the instrument panel.




5. Reach through and above the glove box opening to access and remove the two screws (4) that secure the passenger airbag rear brackets to the upper glove box opening reinforcement (2).
6. Reach through and above the glove box opening to access and remove the two screws (3) that secure the passenger airbag front brackets to the instrument panel structural support.




7. Using a trim stick (1) or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the upper and outboard edges of the passenger airbag door (2) away from the instrument panel (3) 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 located on the inboard side of the airbag housing.
9. Disconnect the passenger airbag pigtail wire connector from the instrument panel wire harness connector for the airbag. To disconnect the connector:
a. Slide the red Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock on the connector toward the side of the connector.
b. Depress the connector latch tab and pull the two halves of the connector straight away from each other.

10. Remove the passenger airbag and airbag door from the instrument panel as a unit.

INSTALLATION

WARNING:
- TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM 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 SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
- TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, 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 PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR MUST NEVER BE PAINTED. REPLACEMENT PASSENGER AIRBAG UNITS ARE SERVICED WITH DOORS IN THE ORIGINAL COLORS. PAINT MAY CHANGE THE WAY IN WHICH THE MATERIAL OF THE AIRBAG DOOR RESPONDS TO AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
- TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, THE TRIM BEZEL ON THE LOWER EDGE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR ON SRT-10 MODELS MUST NEVER BE REMOVED OR TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR. REPLACEMENT PASSENGER AIRBAG UNITS ARE SERVICED WITH DOORS THAT INCLUDE A REPLACEMENT TRIM BEZEL. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN TRIM BEZEL SEPARATION AND OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
- TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, 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. Carefully position the passenger airbag and airbag door (1) to the instrument panel as a unit.
2. Reconnect the passenger airbag pigtail wire connector to the instrument panel wire harness connector for the airbag. This connector is secured to the inboard side of the airbag housing. Be certain that the latch on the connector and the red Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock are each 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 their receptacles in the instrument panel base trim.
5. Reach through and above the glove box opening to install and tighten the two screws (3) that secure the passenger airbag front brackets to the instrument panel structural support. Tighten the screws to 6 N.m (55 in.lbs.).
6. Reach through and above the glove box opening to install and tighten the two screws (4) that secure the passenger airbag rear brackets to the upper glove box opening reinforcement (2). Tighten the screws to 6 N.m (55 in.lbs.).




7. Install and tighten the six screws (4) that secure the inboard and lower flanges of the passenger air-bag door (1) to the instrument panel. Tighten the screws to 2 N.m (20 in.lbs.).
8. Install and tighten the screw (2) that secures the mounting tab of the panel outlet housing to the upper glove box opening reinforcement (3). Tighten the screw to 2 N.m (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.
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