Raider V6-3.7L SOHC (2006)
Air Bag: Service and Repair
Air Bag - Passenger
AIRBAG - PASSENGER
REMOVAL
WARNING:
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TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL
RESTRAINT SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, AIRBAG, OCCUPANT
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, 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 SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER
PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
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TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, WHEN REMOVING A DEPLOYED AIRBAG, RUBBER GLOVES, EYE
PROTECTION, AND A LONG.SLEEVED SHIRT SHOULD BE WORN. THERE MAY BE DEPOSITS ON THE AIRBAG UNIT AND
OTHER INTERIOR SURFACES. IN LARGE DOSES, THESE DEPOSITS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE SKIN AND EYES.
NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of a faulty or damaged passenger airbag. If the airbag is faulty or damaged, but not deployed,
review the recommended procedures for handling nondeployed supplemental restraints.. If the passenger airbag has been deployed, review the
recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the defroster grille from the top of the instrument panel.
3. Remove the glove box from the instrument panel.
4. Reach up into the instrument panel between the upper glove box opening reinforcement
2. and the cross car beam (1) to access and remove the two screws that secure the passenger airbag lower bracket to the instrument panel support
structure.
5. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat.bladed tool, gently pry the edges of the passenger airbag door away from the top of the instrument
panel far enough to disengage the snap features on the door from the receptacles in the instrument panel base trim.
6. Pull the passenger airbag out of the instrument panel far enough to access and disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector from the
airbag inflator pigtail wire connector on the right side of the airbag lower mounting bracket. To disconnect the connector:
1. Slide the red Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock on the top of the connector toward the side of the connector.
2. Depress the connector latch tab and pull the two halves of the connector straight away from each other.
7. Remove the passenger airbag from the instrument panel as a unit.
INSTALLATION
WARNING:
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TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL
