RAM 2500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN 7 (2001)
Fig.6 Airbag Control Module Remove/Install
4. Loosen the screw that secures each side of the instrument panel center support bracket to the ACM mounting bracket. Do not remove these screws.
5. Remove the two nuts that secure the instrument panel center support bracket to the studs on the lower instrument panel structural support.
6. Disengage the retainer on the instrument panel wire harness take out to the ACM from the retainer hole in the left side of the instrument panel
center support bracket.
7. Pull the top of the instrument panel center support bracket rearward and down from the instrument panel studs. Fold it down over the top of the
ACM until it is laying flat on the floor panel transmission tunnel.
8. Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector for the ACM from the ACM connector receptacle. To disconnect this connector:
a. Slide the red Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock on the top of the connector toward the side of the vehicle.
b. Depress the connector latch tab and pull the connector straight away from the ACM connector receptacle.
NOTE: Always remove and replace the ACM and its mounting bracket as a unit. Replacement modules include a replacement mounting
bracket. Do not transfer the ACM to another mounting bracket.
9. Remove the four screws that secure the ACM mounting bracket to the floor panel transmission tunnel.
10. Remove the ACM, the mounting bracket, and the instrument panel center support bracket from the floor panel transmission tunnel as a unit.
INSTALLATION
WARNING:
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DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT
PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND)
CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING
FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO
TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.
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THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE CONTAINS THE IMPACT SENSOR, WHICH ENABLES THE SYSTEM TO DEPLOY THE
AIRBAGS. NEVER STRIKE OR KICK THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE, AS IT CAN DAMAGE THE IMPACT SENSOR OR
AFFECT ITS CALIBRATION. IF AN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IS ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED DURING SERVICE, THE
MODULE MUST BE SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD
RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL, INCOMPLETE, OR IMPROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE OCCUPANT INJURIES.
1. Carefully position the Airbag Control Module (ACM), the mounting bracket, and the instrument panel center support bracket onto the floor panel
transmission tunnel as a unit. When the ACM is correctly positioned, the arrow on the ACM label will be pointed forward in the vehicle.
2. Install and tighten the four screws that secure the ACM mounting bracket to the floor panel transmission tunnel. Tighten the screws to 14 Nm (125
