Air Bag

Overhaul — Passenger Air Bag Door - Disassembly5 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, service of this unit should be performed only by Chrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the passenger airbag, or from becoming entrapped between the airbag cushion and the deployment door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, the passenger airbag door must never be painted. Replacement airbag doors are serviced in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the airbag door responds to an airbag deployment. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

ℹ NOTE

The following procedures can be used to replace the passenger airbag door. If the passenger airbag is deployed, the passenger airbag unit and the airbag door must both be replaced.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
Remove the passenger airbag from the instrument panel. Passenger Air Bag - Removal.
Place the passenger airbag on a suitable work surface with the passenger airbag door (1) facing down. If the airbag door will be reused, be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the airbag door from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
Disengage each of the upper hooks of the airbag housing (2) from the windows in the upper wall of the receptacle (4) on the back of the airbag door. To disengage the hooks, use hand pressure to push the adjacent edge of the airbag housing firmly and evenly downward into the airbag door receptacle, while at the same time pulling outward on that edge of the receptacle wall.
With all of the upper hooks disengaged, roll the top of the airbag housing upward to disengage the lower hooks (3) then lift the housing, inflator and cushion from the receptacle on the back of the passenger airbag door.

Overhaul — Passenger Air Bag Door - Assembly5 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, service of this unit should be performed only by Chrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the passenger airbag, or from becoming entrapped between the airbag cushion and the deployment door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, the passenger airbag door must never be painted. Replacement airbag doors are serviced in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the airbag door responds to an airbag deployment. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

ℹ NOTE

The following procedures can be used to replace the passenger airbag door. If the passenger airbag is deployed, the passenger airbag unit and the airbag door must both be replaced.

Place the passenger airbag door (1) on a suitable work surface with the airbag receptacle (4) facing up. Be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the airbag door from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
Carefully position the passenger airbag housing (2) into the airbag door receptacle.
Work around the perimeter of the unit engaging each of the nine hooks (3) on the housing through the windows in the upper and lower walls of the airbag door receptacle.
After the passenger airbag has been assembled, try pulling the airbag door and the airbag housing away from each other. Visually verify that this action has fully seated all of the windows of the airbag door into the cradles of the airbag housing hooks.
Reinstall the passenger airbag into the instrument panel. Passenger Air Bag - Installation.

Overhaul — Passenger Air Bag Bracket - Assembly4 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, service of this unit should be performed only by Chrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the passenger airbag, or from becoming entrapped between the airbag cushion and the deployment door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

Place the passenger airbag on a suitable work surface with the housing (1) facing up. Be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the airbag door from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
Carefully position the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket (3) over the two studs on the top of the airbag housing.
Install and tighten the two nuts (2) that secure the bracket to the studs on the housing. Tighten the nuts to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
Reinstall the passenger airbag onto the instrument panel. Passenger Air Bag - Installation.

Overhaul — Driver Air Bag - Disassembly5 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, service of this unit should be performed only by Chrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the Driver AirBag (DAB), or becoming entrapped between the DAB cushion and the DAB trim cover. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, the Driver AirBag (DAB) trim cover must never be painted. Replacement trim covers are serviced in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the trim cover responds to an airbag deployment. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

ℹ NOTE

The following procedures can be used to replace the Driver AirBag (DAB) trim cover for service of cosmetic damage issues. If the DAB is ineffective or deployed, the entire DAB and trim cover must be replaced as a unit. The trim cover will be irreparably damaged if it is removed from the DAB housing and MUST be replaced with a new trim cover.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
Remove the Driver AirBag (DAB) from the steering wheel. Driver Air Bag - Removal.
Place the DAB on a suitable clean and dry work surface.
Using a sharp utility knife, carefully cut through the lower edge of each of the twelve trim cover (1) windows at the cut lines (3) on each side of the twelve inward pointing hooks of the airbag housing (2). Use extreme care to prevent any scraps from entering and becoming lost within the airbag housing or cushion.
With all of the windows cut open, separate the remainder of the trim cover from the DAB housing by pulling it away from the top of the housing around the perimeter. Discard the removed trim cover.

Overhaul — Passenger Air Bag Bracket - Disassembly5 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, service of this unit should be performed only by Chrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the passenger airbag, or from becoming entrapped between the airbag cushion and the deployment door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
Remove the passenger airbag from the instrument panel. Passenger Air Bag - Removal.
Place the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket (3) facing up. Be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the airbag door from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
Remove the two nuts (2) that secure the bracket to the two studs on the top of the airbag housing (1).
Remove the bracket from the studs.

Overhaul — Driver Air Bag - Assembly7 steps

⚠ 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, service of this unit should be performed only by Chrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the Driver AirBag (DAB), or becoming entrapped between the DAB cushion and the DAB trim cover. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, the Driver AirBag (DAB) trim cover must never be painted. Replacement trim covers are serviced in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the trim cover responds to an airbag deployment. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

ℹ NOTE

The following procedures can be used to replace the Driver AirBag (DAB) trim cover for service of cosmetic damage issues. If the DAB is ineffective or deployed, the entire DAB and trim cover must be replaced as a unit. The trim cover will be irreparably damaged if it is removed from the DAB housing and MUST be replaced with a new trim cover.

Place the Driver AirBag housing (4) on a suitable clean and dry work surface with the cushion (5) facing up.
Position the DAB trim cover (1) over the housing. Be certain that the twelve windows (2) of the trim cover are aligned with the twelve inward pointing hooks (3) of the airbag housing. All of the trim cover windows will align with all of the housing hooks correctly only in one position.
Insert the edges of the trim cover between the airbag cushion and the airbag housing. Be certain that the trim cover and housing are still properly aligned.
Using hand pressure, push the trim cover firmly and evenly down into the housing far enough that each of the inward pointing hooks of the housing is engage through a window in the trim cover.
Inspect around the entire perimeter of the unit being certain each of the twelve hooks on the DAB housing is engaged through the appropriate window in the trim cover.
After the DAB has been assembled, try pulling the perimeters of the trim cover and the airbag housing away from each other. This action will fully seat the housing hooks into the trim cover windows.
Reinstall the driver airbag onto the steering wheel. Driver Air Bag - Installation.

Side Curtain Air Bag - Removal10 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may 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 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.

ℹ 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.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
Remove the headliner from the vehicle. Headliner - Removal.
Disconnect the pigtail wire harness from the body wire harness connector (1) for the side curtain airbag (3) located on the inner D-pillar near the belt line.
Remove the seven nuts (4) that secure the side curtain airbag and the inflator bracket to the studs on the inner roof side rail (2).
Remove the push-in fastener that secures the side curtain airbag tether metal key in the slot near the base of the inner A-pillar.
Disengage the tether metal key from the A-pillar slot.
Disengage the plastic push-in routing clip that secures the tether to the inner A-pillar.
Disengage the plastic push-in routing clips that secure the pigtail wire harness to the inner D-pillar.
Disengage the two plastic push-in fasteners that secure the airbag unit to the inner roof side rail.
Remove the side curtain airbag from the vehicle as a unit.

Passenger Air Bag - Installation14 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the passenger airbag, or from becoming entrapped between the airbag cushion and the deployment door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, the instrument panel cover must never be painted. Replacement covers are serviced in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the cover responds to an airbag deployment. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

ℹ 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.

Position the passenger airbag, airbag door and instrument panel bracket to the opening in the face of the instrument panel base trim as a unit.
Reconnect the two connector insulators of the instrument panel wire harness take outs to the airbag inflator connector receptacles on each side of the airbag housing by pressing straight in on the connectors. Be certain to engage each keyed and color-coded connector to the matching connector receptacle. You can be certain that each connector is fully engaged in its receptacle by listening carefully for a distinct, audible click as the connector latches snap into place.
Slide the passenger airbag forward being certain that the instrument panel bracket is engaged between the dash panel and the instrument panel structural support at the lower windshield fence line and that the two lower studs of the airbag are engaged in the holes of the instrument panel base trim. It may be necessary to angle the forward end of the unit slightly downward and then roll it upward to engage the instrument panel bracket properly between the fence line and the structural support.
Reach up into the instrument panel above the upper glove box opening (2) to install and tighten the two nuts (3) that secure the passenger airbag lower studs to the instrument panel base trim on each side of the glove box latch striker (1). Tighten the nuts to 7 Nm (62 in. lbs.).
Reinstall the grab handle onto the instrument panel. Instrument Panel Glove Box - Installation.
Reinstall the glove box into the instrument panel. Instrument Panel Glove Box - Installation.
Work through the rectangular hole in the top of the instrument panel to install and tighten the one screw that secures the center tab of the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket to the instrument panel structural duct. Tighten the screw to 2.9 Nm (25 in. lbs.).
Position the screw guide (3) onto the top of the instrument panel (2) near the windshield (1) and, using hand pressure, press the screw guide downward until both integral latch features snap into place.
Install and tighten the two screws (4) through the screw guide that secure the instrument panel bracket for the passenger airbag to the dash panel. Tighten the screws to 29.5 Nm (21.5 ft. lbs.).
Using hand pressure, press the top of the passenger airbag door forward and downward until each snap feature on the upper edge of the airbag door is fully engaged into its receptacle in the instrument panel base trim.
Using hand pressure, wrap the passenger airbag door downward tightly against the instrument panel, then push forward until each snap feature on the lower edge of the airbag door is fully engaged into its receptacle in the instrument panel base trim.
Visually verify that each of the snap features of the airbag door is fully engaged in the instrument panel. There will be a distinct bulge in the door over any snap that is not fully engaged.
Reinstall the top cover onto the instrument panel. Defroster Grille - Installation.
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.

Driver Air Bag - Removal7 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may 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 cushion and other interior surfaces. In large doses, these deposits may cause irritation to the skin and eyes.

ℹ NOTE

The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged Driver AirBag (DAB). If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints.

△ CAUTION

Do not pull on the clockspring pigtail wires or pry on the connector insulators to disengage them from the Driver AirBag (DAB) inflator or the tether cutter initiator connector receptacles. Improper removal of these pigtail wires and their connector insulators can result in damage to the airbag circuits or the connector insulators.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
Working through the access holes in each side of the steering wheel (5) rear trim cover, remove the two screws (2) that secure the floating horn switch (1) and Driver AirBag (DAB) (6) unit to the steering wheel armature.
Pull the DAB and floating horn switch unit away from the steering wheel far enough to access the electrical connections (3 and 4) at the back of the airbag housing and switch unit.
Disconnect the steering wheel wire harness connector from the floating horn switch connector on the back of the switch.
The clockspring DAB pigtail wire connector insulators (1) are secured by integral latches (3) and a Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock (2) to the airbag inflator connector receptacles, which are located on the back of the DAB housing. Pull the lock straight out from the connector insulator, then pull the insulators straight out from the airbag inflator to disengage the latches and disconnect them from the connector receptacles.
Remove the driver airbag from the steering wheel.
If the driver airbag has been deployed, the clockspring must be replaced and the steering column must be inspected. Clockspring - Removal. Testing and Inspection.

Driver Air Bag - Installation7 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may result in accidental airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the Driver AirBag (DAB), or becoming entrapped between the DAB cushion and the DAB trim cover. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

⚠ WARNING

To avoid serious or fatal injury, the driver airbag trim cover must never be painted. Replacement airbags are serviced with trim covers in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the trim cover responds to an airbag deployment. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

ℹ NOTE

The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged Driver AirBag (DAB). If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints.

Position the Driver AirBag (DAB) (6) and floating horn switch (1) unit close enough to the steering wheel (5) to reconnect the electrical connections (3 and 4) to the back of the airbag housing.
Reconnect the steering wheel wire harness connector to the floating horn switch connector on the back of the switch.
Reconnect the wire connectors to the airbag inflator connector receptacles by pressing straight in on the connector insulator. Be certain to engage each keyed and color-coded connector to the matching connector receptacle. You can be certain that each connector is fully engaged in its receptacle by listening carefully for a distinct, audible click as the connector latches snap into place.
Push each of the Connector Position Assurance (CPA) locks firmly into the DAB connector insulator until it is flush with the upper surface of the insulator.
Carefully position the DAB and floating horn switch unit into the steering wheel hub while tugging lightly upward on the clockspring pigtail wires for the airbag and tucking the wires into the upper hub cavity of the steering wheel. Be certain that none of the steering wheel wiring is pinched between the airbag housing or the horn switch and the steering wheel armature or the steering wheel damper.
Working through the access holes in each side of the steering wheel rear trim cover, install and tighten the two screws (2) that secure the floating horn switch and DAB unit to the steering wheel armature. Tighten the screws to 13 Nm (10 ft. lbs.).
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.

Side Curtain Air Bag - Installation12 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may 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 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.

ℹ 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.

Position the side curtain airbag (3) into the vehicle as a unit.
Engage the airbag inflator bracket over the studs at the rear of the inner roof side rail (2) and loosely install the nuts (4).
Engage the front plastic push-in fastener that secures the airbag unit to the inner roof side rail.
Engage the plastic push-in routing clip that secures the tether to the inner A-pillar.
Engage the side curtain airbag tether metal key into the slot near the base of the inner A-pillar.
Install a plastic push-in fastener to secure the tether metal key within the inner A-pillar slot.
Position the side curtain airbag mounting tabs and the inflator bracket onto the studs on the inner roof side rail.
Working from the rear of the vehicle to the front, install and tighten the remaining nuts that secure the side curtain airbag to the studs on the inner roof rail. Tighten all of the nuts including those that secure the inflator bracket to 8 Nm (71 in. lbs.).
Reconnect the pigtail wire harness (9) to the body wire harness connector (1) for the side curtain airbag located on the inner D-pillar near the belt line.
Engage the plastic push-in routing clips that secure the jumper wire harness to the inner D-pillar.
Reinstall the headliner into the vehicle. Headliner - Installation.
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.

Passenger Air Bag - Removal12 steps

⚠ 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 follow these instructions may 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.

ℹ 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.

△ CAUTION

Do not pull on the instrument panel wire harness take outs or pry on the connector insulators to disengage the connectors from the passenger airbag inflator connector receptacles. Improper removal of these take outs and their connector insulators can result in damage to the airbag circuits or connector insulators.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
Remove the top cover from the instrument panel. Defroster Grille - Removal.
Remove the two screws (4) from the screw guide (3) on the top of the instrument panel (2) near the windshield (1) that secure the instrument panel bracket for the passenger airbag to the dash panel.
Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, pry the screw guide away from the top of the instrument panel far enough to disengage the two integral latch features that secure it and remove the screw guide to allow access to the trim screw that secures the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket to the instrument panel structural duct.
Work through the rectangular hole in the top of the instrument panel beneath the removed screw guide to access and remove the one screw that secures the center tab of the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket to the structural duct.
Remove the glove box from the instrument panel. Instrument Panel Glove Box - Removal.
Remove the grab handle from the instrument panel. Instrument Panel Glove Box - Removal
Reach up into the instrument panel above the upper glove box opening (2) to access and remove the two nuts (3) that secure the passenger airbag lower studs to the instrument panel base trim on each side of the glove box latch striker (1).
Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the lower edge of the passenger airbag door rearward away from the upper glove box opening reinforcement far enough to disengage the snap features on the door from the receptacles in the instrument panel base trim.
Grasp the lower edge of the passenger airbag door and gently pull the door and airbag rearward far enough to disengage the upper snap features from the receptacles in the instrument panel base trim and to access the two instrument panel wire harness connections to the airbag inflators at each side of the airbag housing.
The instrument panel passenger airbag wire harness connectors are secured by integral latches to the airbag inflator connector receptacles, which are located on the sides of the passenger airbag housing. Depress the latches on each side of each connector insulator and pull the insulators straight out from the airbag inflator to disconnect them from the connector receptacles.
Remove the passenger airbag, airbag door and instrument panel bracket from the instrument panel as a unit.

Passenger Air Bag - Descriptionreference

DESCRIPTION The rearward facing surface of the injection molded, thermoplastic passenger airbag door (1) is the most visible part of the passenger airbag. The passenger airbag door is located above the glove box (2) opening on the top and face of the instrument panel in front of the front seat passenger seating position. The upper and lower edges of the airbag door are secured with integral snap features to the instrument panel base trim. Located behind the passenger airbag door within the instrument panel is the passenger airbag unit. The passenger airbag unit is secured through two lower studs (5) to the instrument panel structural support armature above the glove box opening. While the two upper studs (6) are secured to a heavy stamped steel instrument panel bracket secured to the dash panel near the lower windshield fence line. The passenger airbag housing (1) fits into a molded receptacle on the back of the airbag door, where several stamped hook formations (2) on the upper and lower edges of the airbag housing are engaged in mating small window openings on the upper and lower flanges of the receptacle to secure the airbag door to the airbag housing. These airbag door fasteners and mounting provisions are all concealed beneath the instrument panel base trim. The passenger airbag unit used in this vehicle is a multistage, Next Generation-type that complies with revised federal airbag standards to deploy with less force than those used in some prior vehicles. The passenger airbag unit consists of a stamped metal housing, the airbag cushion (3), and a dual initiator airbag inflator. The airbag housing contains the airbag inflator and the folded airbag cushion. An approximately 80 centimeter (31.5 inch) wide by 90 centimeter (35.5 inch) high rectangular fabric cushion with internal tethers is used. The airbag inflator is a non-azide, hybrid-type unit that is secured to and sealed within the airbag housing. The two inflator initiators (4) are connected to the vehicle electrical system through dedicated take outs and connectors of the instrument panel wire harness with connector insulators that connect directly to the two inflator initiators. The connector insulators are uniquely keyed and color-coded to ensure they can only be connected to the correct initiator. A service replacement passenger airbag does not include the airbag door. The passenger airbag door may be disassembled from the passenger airbag and is available for individual service replacement. The passenger airbag unit cannot be repaired and must be replaced if deployed, ineffective, or in any way damaged.

Driver Air Bag - Descriptionreference

DESCRIPTION The injection molded, thermoplastic driver airbag protective trim cover (2) is the most visible part of the Driver AirBag (DAB). The DAB is located in the center of the steering wheel (1), where it is secured with screws to the floating horn switch within the hub cavity of the three-spoke steering wheel. An injection molded, bright emblem with the Jeep(R) logo is applied to the center of the trim cover. Concealed beneath the DAB trim cover (1) are the folded airbag cushion, the airbag housing (2), the airbag inflator (3) and the retainers (5) that secure the inflator to the housing. The airbag cushion, housing and inflator are secured within an integral receptacle molded into the back of the trim cover. The vertical walls of this receptacle have numerous integral window features that are engaged by numerous tab features that are bent inward around the perimeter of the DAB housing. Once the trim cover is fully seated in the housing, it can only be removed by cutting it off, and will have to be replaced with a new trim cover. The DAB housing also has four well nuts (4) which are used to secure the floating horn switch to the back of the housing. The DAB used in this vehicle is a multistage-type that complies with revised federal airbag standards to deploy with less force than those used in some prior vehicles. A radial deploying 67.3 centimeter (26.5 inch) diameter fabric airbag cushion with internal tethers is used. The airbag inflator is a dual-initiator, non-azide, pyrotechnic-type unit and is secured to the stamped metal airbag housing using four flanged hex nuts. Two keyed and color-coded connector receptacles on the DAB inflator connect the two inflator initiators to the vehicle electrical system through two jacketed, two-wire pigtail harnesses from the clockspring. The DAB cannot be repaired, and must be replaced if deployed, ineffective or in any way damaged. The DAB trim cover and the floating horn switch are available for individual service replacement.

Side Curtain Air Bag - Descriptionreference

DESCRIPTION Side curtain airbags are standard equipment for this vehicle when it is also equipped with dual front airbags. These airbags are passive, inflatable, Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components, and vehicles with this equipment can be readily identified by a molded identification trim plug with the SRS - AIRBAG logo located near the tops of the B and C-pillar trim. This system is designed to reduce injuries to the vehicle occupants in the event of a side impact collision or a vehicle rollover incident. Each vehicle has two individually controlled curtain airbag units (2). These airbag units are concealed and mounted above the headliner where they are each secured to one of the roof side rails by two plastic push-in fasteners and to studs on the inner roof side rail by nuts. Each folded airbag cushion is contained within a fabric wrap and has molded plastic ramps at the B and C-pillars as well as an extruded grab handle deflector shield above the rear door opening. The airbag units extend along the roof rail from the A-pillar at the front of the vehicle to just behind the C-pillar at the rear of the vehicle. A long tether (1) extends down the A-pillar from the front of the airbag cushion. The tether is secured to mounting holes in the inner A-pillar sheet metal with a plastic push-in routing clip and is secured to the base of the A-pillar near the belt line with a metal key engaged into a slot in the A-pillar. A plastic push-in fastener fills the A-pillar slot after the metal key is installed to prevent the key from becoming disengaged. The hybrid-type inflator (3) for each airbag is secured to the roof rail at the rear of the airbag unit between the C-pillar and the D-pillar, and is connected to the airbag cushion by a tubular manifold. The bracket holding the inflator is secured by nuts to two studs on the inner roof side rail. One end of a two-wire pigtail harness connects to the initiator at the forward end of the curtain airbag inflator. The other end is routed down the D-pillar with plastic push-in routing clips and connects to the body wire harness near the belt line, which connects the airbag unit to the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC). The side curtain airbag unit cannot be adjusted or repaired and must be replaced if deployed, ineffective, or in any way damaged. Once a side curtain airbag has been deployed, the complete airbag unit, the headliner, the upper A, B, C and D-pillar trim, and all other visibly damaged components must be replaced.

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG📷 2

Side curtain airbags are standard equipment for this vehicle when it is also equipped with dual front airbags. These airbags are passive, inflatable, Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components, and vehicles with this equipment can be readily identified by a molded identification trim plug with the SRS - AIRBAG logo located near the tops of the B and C-pillar trim. This system is designed to reduce injuries to the vehicle occupants in the event of a side impact collision or a vehicle rollover incident.

Each vehicle has two individually controlled curtain airbag units (2). These airbag units are concealed and mounted above the headliner where they are each secured to one of the roof side rails by two plastic push-in fasteners and to studs on the inner roof side rail by nuts. Each folded airbag cushion is contained within a fabric wrap and has molded plastic ramps at the B and C-pillars as well as an extruded grab handle deflector shield above the rear door opening. The airbag units extend along the roof rail from the A-pillar at the front of the vehicle to just behind the C-pillar at the rear of the vehicle.

A long tether (1) extends down the A-pillar from the front of the airbag cushion. The tether is secured to mounting holes in the inner A-pillar sheet metal with a plastic push-in routing clip and is secured to the base of the A-pillar near the belt line with a metal key engaged into a slot in the A-pillar. A plastic push-in fastener fills the A-pillar slot after the metal key is installed to prevent the key from becoming disengaged.

The hybrid-type inflator (3) for each airbag is secured to the roof rail at the rear of the airbag unit between the C-pillar and the D-pillar, and is connected to the airbag cushion by a tubular manifold. The bracket holding the inflator is secured by nuts to two studs on the inner roof side rail.

One end of a two-wire pigtail harness connects to the initiator at the forward end of the curtain airbag inflator. The other end is routed down the D-pillar with plastic push-in routing clips and connects to the body wire harness near the belt line, which connects the airbag unit to the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC).

The side curtain airbag unit cannot be adjusted or repaired and must be replaced if deployed, ineffective, or in any way damaged. Once a side curtain airbag has been deployed, the complete airbag unit, the headliner, the upper A, B, C and D-pillar trim, and all other visibly damaged components must be replaced.

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG

Each side curtain airbag is deployed individually by an electrical signal generated by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) to which it is connected through left or right curtain airbag line 1 and line 2 (or squib) circuits. The hybrid-type inflator assembly for each airbag contains a small canister of highly compressed inert gas. When the ORC sends the proper electrical signal to the airbag inflator, the electrical energy creates enough heat to ignite chemical pellets within the inflator.

Once ignited, these chemicals burn rapidly and produce the pressure necessary to rupture a containment disk in the inert gas canister. The inflator and inert gas canister are sealed and connected to a tubular manifold so that all of the released gas is directed into the folded curtain airbag cushion, causing the cushion to inflate. As the airbag cushion inflates it will drop down from the roof rail between the edge of the headliner and the side glass/body pillars to form a curtain-like cushion to protect the vehicle occupants during a side impact collision or a vehicle rollover incident.

The front tether keeps the front portion of the bag taut to the side of the vehicle, thus ensuring that the bag will deploy in the proper position. Following the airbag deployment, the airbag cushion slowly deflates by venting the inert gas through the loose weave of the cushion fabric, and the deflated cushion hangs down loosely from the roof rail.

Proper diagnosis of the side curtain airbag inflator and squib circuits requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG

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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 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. See STANDARD PROCEDURE.

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. Refer to REMOVAL . 3. Disconnect the pigtail wire harness from the body wire harness connector (1) for the side curtain airbag (3) located on the inner D-pillar near the belt line. 4. Remove the seven nuts (4) that secure the side curtain airbag and the inflator bracket to the studs on the inner roof side rail (2). 5. Remove the push-in fastener that secures the side curtain airbag tether metal key in the slot near the base of the inner A-pillar. 6. Disengage the tether metal key from the A-pillar slot. 7. Disengage the plastic push-in routing clip that secures the tether to the inner A-pillar. 8. Disengage the plastic push-in routing clips that secure the pigtail wire harness to the inner D-pillar. 9. Disengage the two plastic push-in fasteners that secure the airbag unit to the inner roof side rail. 10. Remove the side curtain airbag from the vehicle as a unit.

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG📷 2

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, Occupant Classification System (OCS),

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 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. See STANDARD PROCEDURE.

1. Position the side curtain airbag (3) into the vehicle as a unit. 2. Engage the airbag inflator bracket over the studs at the rear of the inner roof side rail (2) and loosely install the nuts (4). 3. Engage the front plastic push-in fastener that secures the airbag unit to the inner roof side rail. 4. Engage the plastic push-in routing clip that secures the tether to the inner A-pillar. 5. Engage the side curtain airbag tether metal key into the slot near the base of the inner A-pillar. 6. Install a plastic push-in fastener to secure the tether metal key within the inner A-pillar slot. 7. Position the side curtain airbag mounting tabs and the inflator bracket onto the studs on the inner roof side rail. 8. Working from the rear of the vehicle to the front, install and tighten the remaining nuts that secure the side curtain airbag to the studs on the inner roof rail. Tighten all of the nuts including those that secure the inflator bracket to 8 N.m (71 in. lbs.). 9. Reconnect the pigtail wire harness (9) to the body wire harness connector (1) for the side curtain airbag located on the inner D-pillar near the belt line. 10. Engage the plastic push-in routing clips that secure the jumper wire harness to the inner D-pillar. 11. Reinstall the headliner into the vehicle. Refer to INSTALLATION . 12. 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. See

Standard procedure

DRIVER AIRBAG

DRIVER AIRBAG📷 1

The injection molded, thermoplastic driver airbag protective trim cover (2) is the most visible part of the driver airbag. The driver airbag is located in the center of the steering wheel (1), where it is secured to the armature within the hub cavity of the four-spoke steering wheel. An injection molded emblem with the Jeep logo is applied to the center of the trim cover.

Concealed beneath the driver air bag trim cover are the folded airbag cushion, the airbag housing, the airbag inflator and the retainers that secure the inflator to the housing. The airbag cushion, housing (3), and inflator (2) are secured within an integral receptacle molded into the back of the trim cover (1). The vertical walls of this receptacle have numerous integral latch features that are inserted through numerous openings around the perimeter of the airbag housing. After the trim cover latches are fully seated in the housing a blocking tab integral to the housing is bent down to block the latch feature of the trim cover, locking the trim cover securely into place on the airbag housing. Three wire loop snap retainers (5) extend from the housing to secure the airbag to the steering wheel armature. The snap retainer at the 6 o'clock position has a distinctive V-shape to ensure proper orientation of the airbag when it is installed onto the steering wheel.

The airbag used in this vehicle is a multistage-type that complies with revised federal airbag standards to deploy with less force than those used in some prior vehicles. A radial deploying 67.3 centimeter (26.5 inch) diameter fabric airbag cushion with internal tethers is used. The airbag inflator is a dual-initiator, non-azide, pyrotechnic- type unit and is secured to the stamped metal airbag housing using four flanged hex nuts. Two keyed and color- coded connector receptacles (4) on the driver airbag inflator connect the two inflator initiators to the vehicle electrical system through two yellow-jacketed, two-wire pigtail harnesses of the clockspring.

The driver airbag cannot be repaired, and must be replaced if deployed, ineffective, or in any way damaged.

DRIVER AIRBAG📷 1

The multistage driver airbag is deployed by electrical signals generated by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) through the driver airbag squib 1 and squib 2 circuits to the two initiators in the airbag inflator. By using two initiators, the airbag can be deployed at multiple levels of force. The force level is controlled by the ORC to

suit the monitored impact conditions by providing one of several delay intervals between the electrical signals provided to the two initiators. The longer the delay between these signals, the less forcefully the airbag will deploy.

When the ORC sends the proper electrical signals to each initiator, the electrical energy generates enough heat to initiate a small pyrotechnic charge which, in turn ignites chemical pellets within the inflator. Once ignited, these chemical pellets burn rapidly and produce a large quantity of inert gas. The inflator is sealed to the back of the airbag housing and a diffuser in the inflator directs all of the inert gas into the airbag cushion, causing the cushion to inflate. As the cushion inflates, the driver airbag trim cover will split at predetermined breakout lines, then fold back out of the way. Following an airbag deployment, the airbag cushion quickly deflates by venting the inert gas towards the instrument panel through vent holes within the fabric used to construct the back (steering wheel side) panel of the airbag cushion.

Some of the chemicals used to create the inert gas may be considered hazardous while in their solid state before they are burned, but they are securely sealed within the airbag inflator. Typically, both initiators are used and all potentially hazardous chemicals are burned during an airbag deployment event. However, it is possible for only one initiator to be used during a deployment due to an airbag system fault; therefore, it is necessary to always confirm that both initiators have been used in order to avoid the improper disposal of potentially live pyrotechnic or hazardous materials. See STANDARD PROCEDURE.

The inert gas that is produced when the chemicals are burned is harmless. However, a small amount of residue from the burned chemicals may cause some temporary discomfort if it contacts the skin, eyes, or breathing passages. If skin or eye irritation is noted, rinse the affected area with plenty of cool, clean water. If breathing passages are irritated, move to another area where there is plenty of clean, fresh air to breath. If the irritation is not alleviated by these actions, contact a physician.

Proper diagnosis of the driver airbag inflator and squib circuits requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.

DRIVER AIRBAG📷 3

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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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 cushion and other interior surfaces. In large doses, these deposits may cause irritation to the skin and eyes.

NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged driver airbag. If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. If the driver airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. See STANDARD PROCEDURE.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service. 2. Release the steering column tilt lever and lower the column to its most downward position for easiest driver airbag removal access.

NOTE: It may be helpful to use a small mirror to aid visibility during the initial attempt to remove the driver airbag from the steering wheel.

3. There are three airbag retainer access holes (1) on the instrument panel side of the hub of the steering wheel (2), located at the two o'clock, six o'clock and ten o'clock positions. The steering wheel must be rotated to bring each of these access holes up to the twelve o'clock position of the steering column one at a time for removal access.

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4. Insert the tip of a short handled, flat-bladed screwdriver (1) into either of the upper (two o'clock or ten o'clock) access holes of the steering wheel hub trim cover (3) being certain to place the screwdriver blade (2) on the inboard side of the airbag snap retainer wire loop.

5. Twist the screwdriver handle in either direction far enough to disengage the snap retainer wire loop (4) from the hook (2) of the steering wheel armature. At the same time, gently pull the driver airbag (3) away from the steering wheel (5) to prevent the retainer from snapping back into place over the hook once it is disengaged. 6. Repeat step 4, and step 5 at the other upper (two o'clock or ten o'clock) access hole to disengage the other upper snap retainer wire loop. 7. Repeat step 4, and step 5 at the lower (six o'clock) access hole to disengage the lower snap retainer wire

loop. The lower snap retainer wire loop has a distinctive V-shape and must always be installed onto the six o'clock hook of the steering wheel armature. 8. Pull the driver airbag away from the steering wheel far enough to access the electrical connections (1) at the back of the airbag housing.

& Airbag Inflator

CAUTION: Do not pull on the clockspring pigtail wires or pry on the connector insulator to disengage the connector from the driver airbag inflator connector receptacle. Improper removal of these pigtail wires and their connector insulators can result in damage to the airbag circuits or the connector insulators.

9. The clockspring driver airbag pigtail wire connectors (4) are secured by an integral lock to the airbag inflator (5) connector receptacles, which are located on the back of the driver airbag (1) housing. Firmly grasp and pull the lock straight out from the connector insulator, then pull the insulators straight out from the airbag inflator to disconnect them from the connector receptacles. 10. Remove the driver airbag from the steering wheel. 11. If the driver airbag has been deployed, the clockspring must be replaced. See REMOVAL.

DRIVER AIRBAG📷 2

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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the driver airbag, or becoming entrapped between the driver airbag cushion and the driver airbag trim cover. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, the driver airbag trim cover must never be painted. Replacement airbags are serviced with trim covers in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the trim cover 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 driver airbag. If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. If the driver airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. See STANDARD PROCEDURE.

Airbag Inflator

1. Position the driver airbag (1) close enough to the steering wheel to reconnect the electrical connections (4) to the back of the airbag housing. 2. When installing the driver airbag, reconnect the two clockspring driver airbag pigtail wire connectors to the airbag inflator (5) connector receptacles by pressing straight in on the connectors, then push the locks straight into the connectors. Be certain to engage each keyed and color-coded connector to the matching

connector receptacle. 3. Carefully position the driver airbag into the steering wheel hub. Be certain that the clockspring pigtail wires are not pinched between the driver airbag and the horn switch or the steering wheel armature. 4. Engage the lower airbag snap retainer wire loop (3) onto the lower hook of the steering wheel armature. The lower snap retainer wire loop has a distinctive V-shape and must always be installed onto the six o'clock hook of the steering wheel armature.

5. Roll the driver airbag (3) upwards and press firmly and evenly over the two upper snap retainer wire loop (4) locations simultaneously until they snap into place over the two upper hooks (2) of the steering wheel armature. 6. 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. See

Standard procedure

IMPACT SENSOR

PASSENGER AIRBAG📷 2

The rearward facing surface of the injection molded, thermoplastic passenger airbag door (1) is the most visible part of the passenger airbag. The passenger airbag door is located above the glove box (2) opening on the top and face of the instrument panel in front of the front seat passenger seating position. The upper and lower edges

of the airbag door are secured with integral snap features to the instrument panel base trim.

Initiators, Lower Studs & Upper Studs

Located behind the passenger airbag door within the instrument panel is the passenger airbag unit. The passenger airbag unit is secured through two lower studs (5) to the instrument panel structural support armature above the glove box opening. While the two upper studs (6) are secured to a heavy stamped steel instrument panel bracket secured to the dash panel near the lower windshield fence line.

The passenger airbag housing (1) fits into a molded receptacle on the back of the airbag door, where several stamped hook formations (2) on the upper and lower edges of the airbag housing are engaged in mating small window openings on the upper and lower flanges of the receptacle to secure the airbag door to the airbag housing. These airbag door fasteners and mounting provisions are all concealed beneath the instrument panel base trim.

The passenger airbag unit used in this vehicle is a multistage, Next Generation-type that complies with revised federal airbag standards to deploy with less force than those used in some prior vehicles. The passenger airbag unit consists of a stamped metal housing, the airbag cushion (3), and a dual initiator airbag inflator. The airbag housing contains the airbag inflator and the folded airbag cushion. An approximately 80 centimeter (31.5 inch) wide by 90 centimeter (35.5 inch) high rectangular fabric cushion with internal tethers is used.

The airbag inflator is a non-azide, hybrid-type unit that is secured to and sealed within the airbag housing. The two inflator initiators (4) are connected to the vehicle electrical system through dedicated take outs and connectors of the instrument panel wire harness with connector insulators that connect directly to the two inflator initiators. The connector insulators are uniquely keyed and color-coded to ensure they can only be connected to the correct initiator.

A service replacement passenger airbag does not include the airbag door. The passenger airbag door may be disassembled from the passenger airbag and is available for individual service replacement. The passenger airbag unit cannot be repaired and must be replaced if deployed, ineffective, or in any way damaged.

PASSENGER AIRBAG

The multistage passenger airbag is deployed by electrical signals generated by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) through the passenger airbag squib 1 and squib 2 circuits to the two initiators of the hybrid airbag inflator. By using two initiators, the airbag can be deployed at multiple levels of force. The force level is controlled by the ORC to suit the monitored impact conditions by providing one of several delay intervals between the electrical signals provided to the two initiators. The longer the delay between these signals, the less forcefully the airbag will deploy.

When the ORC sends the proper electrical signals to each initiator, the electrical energy generates enough heat to initiate a small pyrotechnic charge which produces the pressure necessary to rupture a containment disk in an inert gas canister. The inflator and inert gas canister are sealed to the airbag cushion and a diffuser in the inflator directs all of the inert gas into the airbag cushion, causing the cushion to inflate. As the cushion inflates, the passenger airbag door will split horizontally at predetermined tear seam lines concealed on the inside surface of the door. The upper half of the door pivots up and the lower half pivots down and out of the way. Following an airbag deployment, the airbag cushion quickly deflates by venting the inert gas through a vent hole in each fabric side panel of the airbag cushion.

Typically, both initiators are used during an airbag deployment event. However, it is possible for only one initiator to be used during a deployment due to an airbag system fault; therefore, it is necessary to always confirm that both initiators have been used in order to avoid the improper disposal of potentially live pyrotechnic materials. See STANDARD PROCEDURE.

Proper diagnosis of the passenger airbag inflator and the passenger airbag squib circuits requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.

PASSENGER AIRBAG📷 1

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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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.

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. 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. See STANDARD PROCEDURE.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service. 2. Remove the top cover from the instrument panel. Refer to REMOVAL . 3. Remove the two screws (4) from the screw guide (3) on the top of the instrument panel (2) near the windshield (1) that secure the instrument panel bracket for the passenger airbag to the dash panel. 4. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, pry the screw guide away from the top of the instrument panel far enough to disengage the two integral latch features that secure it and remove the screw guide to allow access to the trim screw that secures the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket to the instrument panel structural duct. 5. Work through the rectangular hole in the top of the instrument panel beneath the removed screw guide to access and remove the one screw that secures the center tab of the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket to the structural duct.

6. Remove the glove box from the instrument panel. Refer to REMOVAL . 7. Remove the grab handle from the instrument panel. Refer to REMOVAL . 8. Reach up into the instrument panel above the upper glove box opening (2) to access and remove the two nuts (3) that secure the passenger airbag lower studs to the instrument panel base trim on each side of the glove box latch striker (1). 9. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the lower edge of the passenger airbag door rearward away from the upper glove box opening reinforcement far enough to disengage the snap features on the door from the receptacles in the instrument panel base trim. 10. Grasp the lower edge of the passenger airbag door and gently pull the door and airbag rearward far enough to disengage the upper snap features from the receptacles in the instrument panel base trim and to access the two instrument panel wire harness connections to the airbag inflators at each side of the airbag housing.

CAUTION: Do not pull on the instrument panel wire harness take outs or pry on the connector insulators to disengage the connectors from the passenger airbag inflator connector receptacles. Improper removal of these take outs and their connector insulators can result in damage to the airbag circuits or connector insulators.

11. The instrument panel passenger airbag wire harness connectors are secured by integral latches to the airbag inflator connector receptacles, which are located on the sides of the passenger airbag housing. Depress the latches on each side of each connector insulator and pull the insulators straight out from the airbag inflator to disconnect them from the connector receptacles. 12. Remove the passenger airbag, airbag door and instrument panel bracket from the instrument panel as a unit.

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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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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, service of this unit should be performed only by DaimlerChrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

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 passenger airbag door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, the passenger airbag door must never be painted. Replacement airbag doors are serviced in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the airbag door responds to an airbag deployment. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

NOTE: The following procedures can be used to replace the passenger airbag door. If the passenger airbag is deployed, the passenger airbag unit and the airbag door must both be replaced.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service. 2. Remove the passenger airbag from the instrument panel. See REMOVAL. 3. Place the passenger airbag on a suitable work surface with the passenger airbag door (1) facing down. If the airbag door will be reused, be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the airbag door from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures. 4. Disengage each of the upper hooks of the airbag housing (2) from the windows in the upper wall of the receptacle (4) on the back of the airbag door. To disengage the hooks, use hand pressure to push the adjacent edge of the airbag housing firmly and evenly downward into the airbag door receptacle, while at the same time pulling outward on that edge of the receptacle wall. 5. With all of the upper hooks disengaged, roll the top of the airbag housing upward to disengage the lower hooks (3) then lift the housing, inflator and cushion from the receptacle on the back of the passenger airbag door.

PASSENGER AIRBAG INSTRUMENT PANEL 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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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, service of this unit should be performed only by DaimlerChrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

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 passenger airbag door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service. 2. Remove the passenger airbag from the instrument panel. See REMOVAL. 3. Place the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket (3) facing up. Be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the airbag door from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures. 4. Remove the two nuts (2) that secure the bracket to the two studs on the top of the airbag housing (1). 5. Remove the bracket from the studs.

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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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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, service of this unit should be performed only by DaimlerChrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

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 passenger airbag door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, the passenger airbag door must never be painted. Replacement airbag doors are serviced in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the airbag door responds to an airbag deployment. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

NOTE: The following procedures can be used to replace the passenger airbag door. If the passenger airbag is deployed, the passenger airbag unit and the airbag door must both be replaced.

1. Place the passenger airbag door (1) on a suitable work surface with the airbag receptacle (4) facing up. Be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the airbag door from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures. 2. Carefully position the passenger airbag housing (2) into the airbag door receptacle. 3. Work around the perimeter of the unit engaging each of the nine hooks (3) on the housing through the windows in the upper and lower walls of the airbag door receptacle. 4. After the passenger airbag has been assembled, try pulling the airbag door and the airbag housing away from each other. Visually verify that this action has fully seated all of the windows of the airbag door into the cradles of the airbag housing hooks. 5. Reinstall the passenger airbag into the instrument panel. See INSTALLATION.

PASSENGER AIRBAG INSTRUMENT PANEL BRACKET📷 2

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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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, service of this unit should be performed only by DaimlerChrysler-trained and authorized dealer service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.

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 passenger airbag door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

1. Place the passenger airbag on a suitable work surface with the housing (1) facing up. Be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the airbag door from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures. 2. Carefully position the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket (3) over the two studs on the top of the airbag housing. 3. Install and tighten the two nuts (2) that secure the bracket to the studs on the housing. Tighten the nuts to 20 N.m (15 ft. lbs.).

4. Reinstall the passenger airbag onto the instrument panel. See INSTALLATION.

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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, Occupant Classification System (OCS), 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, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the passenger airbag, or becoming entrapped between the passenger airbag cushion and the passenger airbag door. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, the passenger airbag door must never be painted. Replacement passenger airbag units are serviced with doors in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the airbag door 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. 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. See STANDARD PROCEDURE.

1. Position the passenger airbag, airbag door and instrument panel bracket to the opening in the face of the instrument panel base trim as a unit. 2. Reconnect the two connector insulators of the instrument panel wire harness take outs to the airbag inflator connector receptacles on each side of the airbag housing by pressing straight in on the connectors. Be certain to engage each keyed and color-coded connector to the matching connector receptacle. You can be certain that each connector is fully engaged in its receptacle by listening carefully for a distinct, audible click as the connector latches snap into place. 3. Slide the passenger airbag forward being certain that the instrument panel bracket is engaged between the dash panel and the instrument panel structural support at the lower windshield fence line and that the two lower studs of the airbag are engaged in the holes of the instrument panel base trim. It may be necessary to angle the forward end of the unit slightly downward and then roll it upward to engage the instrument panel bracket properly between the fence line and the structural support. 4. Reach up into the instrument panel above the upper glove box opening (2) to install and tighten the two nuts (3) that secure the passenger airbag lower studs to the instrument panel base trim on each side of the glove box latch striker (1). Tighten the nuts to 7 N.m (62 in. lbs.). 5. Reinstall the grab handle onto the instrument panel. Refer to INSTALLATION . 6. Reinstall the glove box into the instrument panel. Refer to INSTALLATION .

7. Work through the rectangular hole in the top of the instrument panel to install and tighten the one screw that secures the center tab of the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket to the instrument panel structural duct. Tighten the screw to 2.9 N.m (25 in. lbs.). 8. Position the screw guide (3) onto the top of the instrument panel (2) near the windshield (1) and, using hand pressure, press the screw guide downward until both integral latch features snap into place. 9. Install and tighten the two screws (4) through the screw guide that secure the instrument panel bracket for the passenger airbag to the dash panel. Tighten the screws to 29.5 N.m (21.5 ft. lbs.). 10. Using hand pressure, press the top of the passenger airbag door forward and downward until each snap feature on the upper edge of the airbag door is fully engaged into its receptacle in the instrument panel base trim. 11. Using hand pressure, wrap the passenger airbag door downward tightly against the instrument panel, then push forward until each snap feature on the lower edge of the airbag door is fully engaged into its receptacle in the instrument panel base trim. 12. Visually verify that each of the snap features of the airbag door is fully engaged in the instrument panel. There will be a distinct bulge in the door over any snap that is not fully engaged. 13. Reinstall the top cover onto the instrument panel. Refer to INSTALLATION . 14. 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. See

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PASSENGER AIRBAG ON/OFF INDICATOR

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Vehicles equipped with the Occupant Classification System (OCS) include a passenger airbag on/off indicator (5), which is located just to the right of the hazard switch (3) in the center of the instrument panel switch pod (1) near the base of the instrument panel center bezel. The passenger airbag on/off indicator consists of a molded plastic housing and a rectangular dark translucent outer lens.

The opaque text PASS AIRBAG OFF and an opaque International Control and Display Symbol icon for Passenger Airbag Off or Not Available are imprinted on the back of the lens within the indicator. The dark outer lens prevents the indicator text and icon from being clearly visible when it is not illuminated. An amber Light Emitting Diode (LED) behind the lens causes the text and icon to appear silhouetted against an amber field through the translucent lens when the indicator is illuminated from behind by the LED.

The passenger airbag on/off indicator cannot be repaired or adjusted and, if ineffective or damaged, the switch pod unit must be replaced. Refer to REMOVAL .

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In the Occupant Classification System (OCS) the passenger airbag on/off indicator gives an indication when the passenger airbag and seat belt tensioner deployment circuits are disabled by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC). This indicator is controlled by a transistor within the ORC through a hard wired output based upon ORC programming and electronic occupant classification messages received by the ORC over the Controller Area Network (CAN) data bus from the Occupant Classification Module (OCM).

The passenger airbag on/off indicator Light Emitting Diode (LED) is completely controlled by the ORC. The LED receives a battery current input on a fused ignition switch output (run) circuit. Therefore, the LED will always be OFF when the ignition switch is in any position except ON. The LED only illuminates when it is provided a path to ground by the ORC transistor. The ORC will turn ON the passenger airbag on/off indicator for the following reasons:

 Bulb Test - Each time the ignition switch is turned to the ON position the passenger airbag on/off indicator is illuminated for about six seconds.  Child Seat Detected (or Load Less Than Minimum Weight Threshold) Occupant Classification Message - Each time the ORC receives an electronic message from the OCM indicating a child seat has been detected in the passenger side front seat (or that the seat load is less than a minimum weight threshold) the passenger airbag and seat belt tensioner deployment circuits are deactivated and the passenger airbag on/off indicator will be illuminated. The indicator remains illuminated until the ORC

receives an occupant classification message indicating that the passenger side front seat is empty, that the seat is occupied by a load equal to or greater than a minimum weight threshold, or until the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position, whichever occurs first.  Load Undetermined Occupant Classification Message - Each time the ORC receives an electronic message from the OCM indicating that a load cannot be determined in the passenger side front seat, the passenger airbag and seat belt tensioner deployment circuits are deactivated and the passenger airbag on/off indicator will be illuminated. The indicator remains illuminated until the ORC receives an occupant classification message indicating that the passenger side front seat is empty, that the seat is occupied by a load equal to or greater than a minimum weight threshold, or until the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position, whichever occurs first.  Communication Error - If the ORC receives invalid occupant classification messages or no messages from the OCM, the passenger airbag on/off indicator is illuminated. The indicator remains illuminated until the ORC receives a valid message from the OCM indicating that the passenger side front seat is empty, that the seat is occupied by a load equal to or greater than a minimum weight threshold, or until the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position, whichever occurs first.

The ORC continually monitors the occupant classification messages from the OCM to decide whether the passenger airbag and seat belt tensioner deployment circuits should be activated or deactivated. Note that there may be several seconds of delay between changes in the detected occupant status and passenger airbag on/off indications. This is a programmed feature of the OCM used to prevent a flashing indicator condition resulting from the normal shifting of occupant weight on the passenger seat cushion. The ORC then provides the proper control output to turn the passenger airbag on/off indicator ON or OFF.

The ORC will store a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) for any malfunction it detects. The hard wired circuits between the passenger airbag on/off indicator and the ORC may be diagnosed using conventional diagnostic tools and procedures. Refer to the appropriate wiring information. However, conventional diagnostic methods will not prove conclusive in the diagnosis of the passenger airbag on/off indicator or the electronic controls and communication between other modules and devices that provide features of the OCS. The most reliable, efficient, and accurate means to diagnose the passenger airbag on/off indicator or the electronic controls and communication related to passenger airbag on/off indicator operation requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.

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