Side Curtain Air Bag - Removal
REMOVAL
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.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the headliner from the vehicle.
3. Disconnect the body wire harness connector (2) for the Side Curtain Airbag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) (5) from the connector receptacle at the back of the inflator between the upper inner B-pillar (1) and the upper inner C-pillar.
4. Remove the screw (4) that secures the rear locating hook of the SABIC to the weld nut in the upper inner C-pillar.
5. Remove the nut that secures the SABIC rear tether anchor to the weld stud on the upper inner C-pillar.
6. Disengage the rear tether anchor from the upper inner C-pillar.
7. Remove the screw (1) that secures the SABIC (2) front tether to the lower inner A-pillar (3).
8. Remove the remaining screws (1) that secure the SABIC (2) and the inflator bracket to the inner roof side rail.
9. Disengage the push-in plastic fastener that secures the SABIC mounting tab to the inner A-pillar.
10. Disengage the remaining locating hooks of the SABIC from the inner roof side rail.
11. Disengage the remaining hook and T-tab that secure the SABIC inflator from the slots in the inner roof side rail.
12. Remove the SABIC from the vehicle as a unit.