Explorer 4WD V8-4.6L VIN W (2002)
Air Bag: Description and Operation
Passenger Air Bag Module Electrical Connector, Vehicles Built Up To 03/2002
Passenger Air Bag Module Electrical Connector, Vehicles Built 03/2002 Onward
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With the glove compartment open past its stops and looking up into the opening, a vehicle built up to 03/2002 will have a two wire connector for
the passenger air bag module and accept restraint system diagnostic tool 418-F088 (105-R0012). A vehicle built 03/2002 onward will have a
larger four wire connector for the passenger air bag module and accept restraint system diagnostic tool 418-133 (014-R1076).
Side Air Curtain And Safety Canopy
NOTE: When a side air curtain module needs to be installed and the replacement part is a safety canopy, safety canopies must be installed in place of
both side air curtain modules; also, new C-pillar trim panels designed for use with safety canopies must be installed in place of the C-pillar trim panels
designed for use with the side air curtains. A vehicle must not have a side air curtain and a safety canopy present on the same vehicle.
Vehicles built up to 03/2002 can be equipped with optional side air curtains for protection during side impacts. Vehicles built 03/2002 onward can be
equipped with optional safety canopies for protection during side impacts or rollovers. A safety canopy can be installed in place of a side air curtain
but a side air curtain must never be installed in place of a safety canopy.
Vehicles equipped with side air curtains or safety canopies require a specific headliner and C-pillar trim panels. When installing a new headliner on a
vehicle equipped with side air curtains or safety canopies, make sure a headliner and C-pillar trim panels for side air curtains or safety canopies are
being used. The word "AIRBAG" will appear on the headliner where it meets each B and C-pillar trim panel.
The side air curtain module or safety canopy:
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is installed as an assembly.
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is mounted above the headliner.
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attaches from the A-pillar frame to the C-pillar frame.
Safety Canopies