Side Curtain Air Bag - Installation
INSTALLATION
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 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 serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the side curtain airbag, or becoming entrapped between the side curtain airbag cushion and the headliner. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.
NOTE:
- The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged side curtain airbag. If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. If the side curtain airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle.
- The Side AirBag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) is color-coded for the side of the vehicle onto which it will be installed. The left side SABIC will have blue tape at the rear end of the cushion and a blue label beneath the inflator. The right side SABIC will have red tape at the rear end of the cushion and a red label beneath the inflator.
- Be certain that the airbag cushion is not twisted during installation. A black stripe extends along the entire inboard length of the cushion. If this stripe is visible anywhere along the outboard length of the cushion, the SABIC is twisted and must be untwisted before it is secured to the roof side rail.
1. Position and insert the T-tab at the front of the SABIC inflator (5) into the slotted hole in the inner roof side rail (1).
2. Engage the hook of the bracket at the back of the SABIC inflator into the slotted hole in the inner roof side rail.
3. Align and insert the locating hooks of the metal mounting tabs on the SABIC into the locating holes in the inner roof side rail. Check that the black stripe along the inboard length of the cushion faces inboard to confirm the cushion is not twisted.
4. Align and insert the plastic push-in fastener through the mounting tab on the SABIC front tether (2) and into the inner A-pillar (3) until it is fully seated.
5. Loosely install three screws. One goes through the bracket at the back of the inflator into the inner roof side rail and two (1) go through the metal mounting tabs forward of the inflator into the inner roof side rail.
6. Align and insert the anti-rotation tab at the end of the front tether into the hole in the inner A-pillar and loosely install the screw that secures it.
7. Tighten the four screws in the following sequence to 9 N.m (80 in. lbs.).
1. Bracket at the back of the inflator.
2. Mounting tab at the front of the B-pillar.
3. Mounting tab over the door window opening.
4. Tab at the end of the front tether.
8. Align and insert the locating hook of the metal mounting tab on the SABIC behind the inflator into the locating hole in the inner C-pillar. Check that the black stripe along the inboard length of the cushion faces inboard to confirm the cushion is not twisted.
9. Loosely install the screw that secures the metal mounting tab to the inner roof side rail.
10. Align and position the mounting tab at the end of the rear tether over the stud on the inner C-pillar.
11. Install and tighten the nut that secures the rear tether mounting tab to the inner C-pillar. Tighten the nut to 9 N.m (80 in. lbs.).
12. Tighten the screw that secures the metal mounting tab on the SABIC behind the inflator to the inner roof side rail. Tighten the screw to 9 N.m (80 in. lbs.).
13. Reconnect the body wire harness connector for the SABIC to the connector receptacle at the back of the inflator. Be certain the connector is fully engaged and locked.
14. Reinstall the headliner into the vehicle.
15. Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at this time. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Verification Test procedure should be performed following service of any SRS component.