Commander 2WD V8-4.7L (2008)
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, never strike or drop the side impact sensor, as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its
calibration. The side impact sensor enables the system to deploy the side curtain supplemental restraints. If an impact sensor is accidentally
dropped during service, the sensor must be scrapped and replaced with a new unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental,
incomplete, or improper front supplemental restraint deployment.
NOTE: A D-pillar side impact sensor is only present on vehicles equipped with an optional third row seat.
NOTE: The front and side impact sensors are interchangeable.
1. Position the side impact sensor (4) onto the inner quarter panel (1) near the D-pillar. Be certain that the anti-rotation pins on the back of the sensor
are engaged in the clearance holes of the inner quarter panel.
2. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the sensor to the inner quarter panel. Tighten the screw to 6.5 Nm (60 in. lbs.).
3. Reconnect the body wire harness connector (2) to the sensor connector receptacle.
4. Reinstall the quarter trim panel onto the inner quarter panel near the D-pillar. . See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim Panel/Service
and Repair/Quarter Panel Trim/Quarter Trim Panel - Installation
5. 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: Powertrain Management/Computers and Control Systems/Testing and Inspection/Diagnostic
Trouble Code Tests and Associated Procedures/Verification Tests.