Compass 2WD L4-2.4L (2008)
NOTE: The following procedures can be used to replace the driver airbag trim cover for service. If the driver airbag is ineffective or deployed,
the entire driver airbag and trim cover must be replaced as a unit.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the driver airbag from the steering wheel. See: Removal and Replacement/Driver Airbag - Removal.
3. Place the driver airbag on a suitable work surface with the trim cover (3) facing down. If the trim cover will be reused, be certain to take the proper
precautions to prevent the trim cover from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
4. Disengage each of the 16 hooks (2) of the airbag housing unit from the 16 windows in the vertical walls of the trim cover, one wall at a time. To
disengage the hooks, use hand pressure to push the adjacent edge of the airbag inflator (1) or housing firmly and evenly downward into the trim
cover receptacle, while at the same time pulling outward on the upper edge of the receptacle wall.
5. With all of the hooks disengaged, lift the housing, inflator and cushion as a unit from the receptacle on the back of the driver airbag trim cover.
Assembly
ASSEMBLY
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, service of this unit should be performed only by DaimlerChrysler-trained and authorized dealer
service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or
improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the driver airbag, or becoming
entrapped between the driver airbag cushion and the driver airbag trim cover. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries
upon airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, the driver airbag trim cover must never be painted. Replacement trim covers are serviced in the
original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the trim cover responds to an airbag deployment. Failure to observe this
warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.
NOTE: The following procedures can be used to replace the driver airbag trim cover for service. If the driver airbag is ineffective or deployed,
the entire driver airbag and trim cover must be replaced as a unit.
