Glove Compartment: Testing and Inspection

GLOVE BOX

STANDARD PROCEDURES - GLOVE BOX ROLL DOWN

WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR.. BAGS, DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Unlatch and open the glove box.

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3. Locate the two rubber stop bumpers on the instrument panel glove box opening upper reinforcement (Fig. 8).
4. Remove the two glove box stop bumpers by sliding them downward and out of the slotted holes in the glove box opening upper reinforcement.
5. Roll the glove box downward so that the stops molded into the glove box bin pass through the slotted stop bumper holes in the glove box opening upper reinforcement.
6. Reverse the roll down procedure to roll the glove box back up into the instrument panel.