Passenger 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.
WARNING: 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.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the passenger airbag, or becoming entrapped between the passenger airbag cushion and the instrument panel top pad. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, the instrument panel top pad must never be painted. Replacement top pads are serviced in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the top pad responds to an airbag deployment. 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 passenger airbag. If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Service and Repair . If the passenger airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. Service and Repair .
1. If the passenger airbag was deployed, place the instrument panel and new instrument panel cover unit on a suitable work surface with the receptacle of the airbag retainer or chute facing up. Be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the cover from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
2. Position the passenger airbag into the instrument panel with the upper brackets aligned with the mounting provisions of the retainer or chute on the underside of the instrument panel cover, and the lower bracket aligned with the mounting provisions on the instrument panel structural support.
3. Install and tighten the four screws (1) that secure the passenger airbag upper brackets to each side of the airbag retainer or chute on the underside of the instrument panel cover. Tighten the screws to 2.8 Nm (25 in. lbs.).
4. Install and tighten the two screws (2) that secure the passenger airbag lower bracket to the instrument panel structural support. Tighten the screws to 11.6 Nm (103 in. lbs.).
5. Reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector to the passenger airbag pigtail wire connector (3).
6. If the passenger airbag was deployed, reinstall the instrument panel, instrument panel cover and passenger airbag into the vehicle as a unit. Instrument Panel - Installation.
7. If the passenger airbag was not deployed, reinstall the glove box into the instrument panel. Instrument Panel Glove Box - Installation.
8. If the passenger airbag was not deployed, reinstall the silencer below the passenger side instrument panel. Silencer Panel - Installation.
9. 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. Service and Repair.