Liberty 2WD V6-3.7L (2008)
the two integral latch features that secure it and remove the screw guide to allow access to the trim screw that secures the passenger airbag
instrument panel bracket to the instrument panel structural duct.
5. Work through the rectangular hole in the top of the instrument panel beneath the removed screw guide to access and remove the one screw that
secures the center tab of the passenger airbag instrument panel bracket to the structural duct.
6. Remove the glove box from the instrument panel. See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Glove Compartment/Service and
Repair/Instrument Panel Glove Box - Removal.
7. Remove the grab handle from the instrument panel. See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Glove Compartment/Service and
Repair/Instrument Panel Glove Box - Removal
8. Reach up into the instrument panel above the upper glove box opening (2) to access and remove the two nuts (3) that secure the passenger airbag
lower studs to the instrument panel base trim on each side of the glove box latch striker (1).
9. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the lower edge of the passenger airbag door rearward away from the upper
glove box opening reinforcement far enough to disengage the snap features on the door from the receptacles in the instrument panel base trim.
10. Grasp the lower edge of the passenger airbag door and gently pull the door and airbag rearward far enough to disengage the upper snap features
from the receptacles in the instrument panel base trim and to access the two instrument panel wire harness connections to the airbag inflators at
each side of the airbag housing.
CAUTION: Do not pull on the instrument panel wire harness take outs or pry on the connector insulators to disengage the connectors
from the passenger airbag inflator connector receptacles. Improper removal of these take outs and their connector insulators can result
in damage to the airbag circuits or connector insulators.
11. The instrument panel passenger airbag wire harness connectors are secured by integral latches to the airbag inflator connector receptacles, which
are located on the sides of the passenger airbag housing. Depress the latches on each side of each connector insulator and pull the insulators
straight out from the airbag inflator to disconnect them from the connector receptacles.
12. Remove the passenger airbag, airbag door and instrument panel bracket from the instrument panel as a unit.
