Escape 2WD V6-182 3.0L VIN 1 SFI (2002)
11. Attach the restraint system diagnostic tool to the passenger safety belt buckle pretensioner floor electrical connector.
12. Connect the battery ground cable.
13. With the restraint system diagnostic tools installed at all deployable devices, prove out the air bag system. See: Air Bag(s) Arming and
Disarming/Service and Repair/Prove Out Procedure
14. Disconnect the battery ground cable and wait at least one minute.
15. Remove the four passenger air bag module bolts.
16. Reaching one hand into the glove box opening, push outward on the passenger air bag module and remove it from the instrument panel.
CAUTION: Do not handle the passenger air bag module by grabbing the edges of the deployment door.
INSTALLATION
WARNING:
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ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHEN REPAIRING AN AIR BAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) VEHICLE
AND WHEN HANDLING AN AIR BAG MODULE. THIS WILL REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN
ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT.
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CARRY A LIVE AIR BAG MODULE WITH THE AIR BAG AND DEPLOYMENT DOOR POINTED AWAY FROM YOUR BODY.
THIS WILL REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT.
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DO NOT SET A LIVE AIR BAG MODULE DOWN WITH THE DEPLOYMENT DOOR FACE DOWN. THIS WILL REDUCE THE
RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT.
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AFTER DEPLOYMENT, THE AIR BAG SURFACE CAN CONTAIN DEPOSITS OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE, A PRODUCT OF THE
GAS GENERANT COMBUSTION THAT IS IRRITATING TO THE SKIN. WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER
AFTERWARDS.
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NEVER PROBE THE CONNECTORS ON THE AIR BAG MODULE. DOING SO CAN RESULT IN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT,
WHICH CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
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AIR BAG MODULES WITH DISCOLORED OR DAMAGED DEPLOYMENT DOORS MUST BE INSTALLED NEW, NOT
