Side

SIDE

WARNING: 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.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, never strike or drop the side impact sensor, as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its calibration. The side impact sensor enables the system to deploy the side curtain supplemental restraints. 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 side supplemental restraint deployment.

NOTE: Side impact sensors are used only on vehicles equipped with the optional side curtain airbags.





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the scuff plate trim from the right or left front door opening sill (5). Door Sill Scuff Plate - Removal.
3. Lift the floor carpet upward from the sill far enough to access the side impact sensor on the floor panel (4) below the right or left outboard front seat adjuster riser.
4. Remove the two screws (2) that secure the side impact sensor (3) to the floor panel.
5. Disconnect the body wire harness connector (1) from the sensor connector receptacle.
6. Remove the sensor from the floor panel.