Patriot 4WD L4-2.4L VIN W (2007)
proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, service of this unit should be performed only by DaimlerChrysler-trained and authorized dealer
service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or
improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, 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.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, the passenger airbag door must never be painted. Replacement 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.
NOTE: The following procedures can be used to replace the passenger airbag door. If the passenger airbag is deployed, the passenger airbag unit and
the airbag door must both be replaced.
1. Place the passenger airbag door (2) on a suitable work surface with the airbag receptacle facing up. Be certain to take the proper precautions to
prevent the airbag door from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
2. Carefully position the passenger airbag housing (1) into the airbag door receptacle.
3. Work around the perimeter of the unit engaging each of the 12 hooks (3) on the passenger airbag housing through the 12 windows in the walls of
the airbag door receptacle.
4. After the passenger airbag has been assembled, try pulling the airbag door and the airbag housing away from each other. This action will fully seat
the edges of the windows into the cradles of the hooks.
5. Reinstall the passenger airbag onto the instrument panel.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT THE BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE. PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF THE
SYSTEM TEST IS NOT PERFORMED FIRST. FOR THE SYSTEM TEST, See: Powertrain Management/Computers and Control
Systems/Testing and Inspection/Diagnostic Trouble Code Tests and Associated Procedures/Verification Tests/Supplemental Restraints
Verification Test
Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury 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.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, service of this unit should be performed only by DaimlerChrysler-trained and authorized dealer
service technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or
improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.
