Patriot 2WD L4-2.4L (2009)
5. Remove the driver airbag from the steering wheel.
6. If the driver airbag has been deployed, the clockspring must be replaced and the steering column must be inspected. See: Clockspring Assembly /
Spiral Cable/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Clockspring - Removal. See: Steering and Suspension/Steering/Steering
Column/Testing and Inspection.
Driver Air Bag - Installation
INSTALLATION
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, 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 airbags are serviced with trim
covers 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 procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged driver airbag. If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not
deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. See: Service and Repair . If the
driver airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before
removing the airbag from the vehicle. See: Service and Repair .
1. Position the driver airbag (2) close enough to the steering wheel to reconnect the electrical connections on the back of the airbag housing.
2. When installing the driver airbag, reconnect the two clockspring driver airbag pigtail wire connectors (1) to the airbag inflator connector
receptacles by pressing straight in on the connectors, then pushing the locks straight into the connectors. Be certain to engage each keyed and
color-coded connector to the matching connector receptacle.
