Exploded View

1. Front passenger air bag module 2. Instrument panel assembly

: Pawl
: Do not reuse
: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)

Removal and Installation

WARNING:
• Before servicing, turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect battery negative terminal and wait 3 minutes or more.

• Always work from the side of air bag module. Never work in front of it.

• Never use the air tools or the electric tools for servicing.

REMOVAL

1. Remove instrument side finisher RH, glove box lid, and glove box assembly. Refer to IP-13, "Removal and Installation".

2. Disconnect front passenger air bag module harness connector (A) from front passenger air bag module.

3. Remove front passenger air bag module fixing bolts (B).

4. Put a hand to back of instrument panel (glove box opening), disengage connections of the passenger air bag module pawls from the inside of the vehicle toward the outside, and remove.

CAUTION:
• Never insert a remover tool between passenger air bag module and instrument panel assembly. Doing so may cause damage.

• Wear gloves.

Pawl

CAUTION:
• Always place the front passenger air bag module with pad side facing upward.

: Upward

• Never impact the front passenger air bag module.

• Replace the front passenger air bag module if it has been dropped or sustained an impact.

• Never insert any foreign objects (screwdriver, etc.) into the front passenger air bag module.

• Never disassemble the front passenger air bag module.

• Never expose the front passenger air bag module to temperatures exceeding 90 °C (194 °F).

• Never allow oil, grease, detergent, or water to come in contact with the front passenger air bag module.

INSTALLATION

Note the following items, and then install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
• Never use the old fixing bolts after removal, replace with the new bolts.

• Never damage the harness while installing.

• If malfunction is detected by the air bag warning lamp, after repair or replacement of the malfunctioning parts, reset the memory using self-diagnosis or CONSULT-III. Refer to SRC-12, "On Board Diagnosis Function" or SRC-16, "CONSULT-III Function".

• After the work is completed, check that no system malfunction is detected by air bag warning lamp.