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Occupant Restraint Controller - Installation



INSTALLATION

BRACKET

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.







1. Position the adapter bracket (1) onto the mount (4) welded onto the top of the floor panel transmission tunnel.
2. Install and tighten the nut (3) that secures the bracket to the stud on the mount. Tighten the nut to 12 N.m (9 ft. lbs.).
3. Install and tighten the screw (2) that secures the bracket to the mount. Tighten the screw to 10 N.m (4 ft. lbs.).
4. Reinstall the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) into the vehicle.

COVER

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.







1. Position the ORC cover (1) over the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) (3).
2. Align the latch features on the forward and rearward sides of the ORC cover with the slots in the adapter bracket (2) below the base of the ORC.
3. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly downward on the ORC cover until each latch feature is fully engaged with the bracket.
4. On vehicles equipped with a front bench seat, reinstall the front seat onto the floor panel.
5. On vehicles equipped with front bucket seats, reinstall the front floor console into the vehicle.
6. Reconnect the negative cable to the battery.

MODULE

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.
- To avoid serious or fatal injury, never strike or drop the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its calibration. The ORC contains the impact sensor, which enables the system to deploy the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components. If an ORC is accidentally dropped during service, the module must be scrapped and replaced with a new unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental, incomplete or improper SRS component deployment.







1. Position the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) (1) over the three studs of the ORC adapter bracket (3) and the mount (4) welded onto the top of the floor panel transmission tunnel. When the ORC is correctly positioned, the arrow on the ORC label will be pointed forward in the vehicle
2. Install and tighten the three nuts (2) that secure the ORC to the studs of the ORC bracket and mount. Tighten the nuts to 12 N.m (9 ft. lbs.).







3. Reconnect the instrument panel (2) and body (3) wire harness connectors for the ORC (1) to the ORC connector receptacles located on the right facing side of the module. Be certain that the latches on both connectors are each fully engaged.
4. Reinstall the ORC cover onto the ORC.
5. Do not reconnect the negative cable to the battery at this time. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Verification Test procedure should be performed following service of any SRS component.
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