Avenger V6-2.7L (2008)
Air Bag: Service and Repair
Seat Airbag
Removal
REMOVAL
1. Position the front seat to its most forward position for easiest access to the front seat mounting hardware.
2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
WARNING: Wait two minutes for the system reserve capacitor to discharge before servicing any airbag components. Failure to do this
may result in serious or fatal injury.
3. Remove the front seat from the vehicle See: Body and Frame/Seats/Service and Repair/Seat - Removal.
CAUTION: During removal of the seat back trim cover, be certain not to tear or damage the integral nylon pouch that contains the seat
airbag. If the nylon pouch or the trim cover are torn or damaged, the entire front seat back trim cover must be replaced with a new unit.
4. Remove the trim from the front and back of the front seat back (2), but do not remove from the outboard side of the seat back until after the seat
airbag has been detached from the seat See: Body and Frame/Seats/Seat Back/Service and Repair/Seat Back Cover - Removal.
CAUTION: Do not pull on the seat wire harness (4) take out or pry on the connector insulator to disengage the connector from the seat
airbag (1) inflator connector receptacle. Improper removal of this take out and its connector insulator can result in damage to the airbag
circuits or the connector insulator.
5. Disconnect the seat wire harness connector from the seat airbag inflator. Slide the yellow locking tab down then squeeze the two latch tabs on the
connector insulator, then pull the insulator straight out from the airbag inflator to disconnect it from the connector receptacle.
6. Remove the two nuts (3) that secure the seat airbag to the side of the seat back frame.
7. Grasp the outboard side of the seat back trim cover and pull the trim cover and cushion over the top of the seat back frame. This will allow room to
remove the seat airbag without damaging the trim cover or the cushion.
8. Working between the seat back trim cover and the seat back frame carefully disengage the two seat airbag studs from the nylon pouch and slide the
airbag out of the pouch. Be careful not to tear or damage the nylon pouch or the trim cover.
Installation
INSTALLATION