Explorer 2WD V8-4.6L (2008)
Part 2
Removal
WARNING:
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Always wear eye protection when servicing a vehicle. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.
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Always carry or place a live safety canopy, or side air curtain module, with the module and tear seam pointed away from your body.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury or death in the event of an accidental deployment.
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Anytime the safety canopy or side air curtain module has deployed, a new headliner and new A-, B-, C- and D-pillar upper trim
panels and attaching hardware must be installed. Remove any other damaged components and hardware and install new components
and hardware as needed. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the safety canopy or side air curtain module deploying
incorrectly and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
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When installing a new headliner on a vehicle equipped with safety canopy or side air curtain modules, make sure the headliner has the
word AIRBAG on the headliner where it meets each B-pillar trim panel. Otherwise, you have the wrong headliner. Failure to follow
this instruction may result in the safety canopy or side air curtain module not deploying or deploying incorrectly, increasing the risk
of personal injury or death in a crash.
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Before installing a safety canopy or side air curtain module, inspect the roofline for any damage. If necessary, the sheet metal must be
reworked to its original condition and structural integrity. Install new fasteners if damaged and remove foreign material. Failure to
follow these instructions may result in the safety canopy or side air curtain deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious
personal injury or death in a crash.
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Inspect a safety canopy or side air curtain module before installation. If the module is damaged, the cover has separated or the safety
canopy/side air curtain material has been exposed, install a new module. Do not attempt to repair the module. Failure to follow these
instructions may result in the safety canopy or side air curtain deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal
injury or death in a crash.
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Do not obstruct or place objects in the deployment path of the safety canopy or side air curtain module. Failure to follow this
instruction may result in the safety canopy or side air curtain module deploying incorrectly and increases the risk of serious personal
injury or death in a crash.
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Never put any type of fastener or tie strap around any part of a safety canopy module, side air curtain module or interior trim panel.
This will prevent the safety canopy or side air curtain module from deploying correctly. Failure to follow this instruction may increase
the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
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Never probe the electrical connectors on air bag, safety canopy or side air curtain modules. Failure to follow this instruction may
result in the accidental deployment of these modules, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
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Always use new torque-prevailing type J-nuts when installing the safety canopy in the vehicle. Use of these J-nuts is mandatory to
reduce the risk of loss of fastener effectiveness. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the safety canopy module deploying
incorrectly and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
NOTE:
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The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the restraints control module (RCM) fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is
normal operation and does not indicate a supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault.
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The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
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Repair is made by installing a new part only. If the new part does not correct the condition, install the original part and carry out the diagnostic
procedure again.
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RH shown, LH similar.
All vehicles
1. Depower the SRS.
2. Remove the headliner.
Vehicles with auxiliary climate control
