F 150 4WD Pickup V8-281 4.6L VIN W EFI (1997)
Impact Sensor: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
1. Remove the battery cables.
NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive
strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.
1
Remove the battery ground cable.
2
Remove the battery to starter relay cable and wait one minute for the backup power supply to be depleted.
2. Remove the radiator air deflector.
1
Remove the eight push clips.
2
Remove the radiator air deflector.
3. Disconnect the air bag sensor electrical connector.