Dakota 2WD L4-2.5L VIN P (2001)
Fig.22 Passenger Airbag Mounting
6. Working through the glove box opening, remove the two screws that secure the passenger airbag front brackets to the instrument panel armature.
7. Remove the two screws that secure the passenger airbag rear brackets to the glove box opening upper reinforcement.
8. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide fiat-bladed tool, gently pry the top of the passenger airbag door away from the instrument panel far
enough to disengage the five snap features on the airbag door from their receptacles in the instrument panel.
9. Remove the passenger airbag and airbag door from the instrument panel as a unit.
INSTALLATION
WARNING
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DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, SEAT BELT
TENSIONER, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE
BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO
DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG
DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.
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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.
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USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, OR
BECOMING ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CUSHION AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR. FAILURE
TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
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THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR MUST NEVER BE PAINTED. REPLACEMENT PASSENGER AIRBAG DOORS ARE
SERVICED IN THE ORIGINAL COLORS. PAINT MAY CHANGE THE WAY IN WHICH THE MATERIAL OF THE AIRBAG
DOOR RESPONDS TO AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN OCCUPANT
INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
1. Carefully position the passenger airbag into the instrument panel.
2. Align the five snap features on the upper edge of the passenger airbag door with the receptacles in the instrument panel top cover.
3. Using hand pressure, press firmly on the passenger airbag door over each of the snap feature locations until each of them is fully engaged in its
receptacle.
4. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the passenger airbag rear brackets to the glove box opening upper reinforcement. Tighten the screws
to 9 Nm (80 in. lbs.).
5. Working through the glove box opening, install and tighten the two screws that secure the passenger airbag front brackets to the instrument panel
armature. Tighten the screws to 9 Nm (80 in. lbs.).
6. Reach through the radio opening in the instrument panel to access and reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector for the passenger
airbag to the passenger airbag pigtail wire connector. Be certain that the passenger airbag pigtail wire connector is fully engaged with and latched
to the instrument panel wire harness connector.
7. Engage the passenger airbag pigtail wire connector retainers in the mounting holes provided on the instrument panel armature.
8. Reinstall the radio into the instrument panel (Refer to AUDIO/RADIO - INSTALLATION).
9. Reinstall the glove box module onto the instrument panel.
10. Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at this time. The airbag system verification test procedure should be performed following service of
