Removal Procedure
Caution: Refer to SIR Inflator Module Handling and Storage Caution in the Preface section.
Caution: Following the deployment of a side impact air bag, inspect the following
parts for damage. Replace these parts if necessary:
• | The seat recliner, if equipped |
Failure to do so may cause future personal injury.
- Disable the SIR system. Refer to
SIR Disabling and Enabling .
- Remove the front seat. Refer to
Driver and Passenger Seat Replacement .
- Remove the seat back cover. Refer to
Driver Seat Back Cushion Pad Replacement or to
Passenger Seat Back Cushion Pad Replacement .
- Remove the retaining bolts that attach the inflatable restraint side impact
module to the seat frame.
- Remove the side impact module retainer from the seat
back cushion cover.
- Remove the wiring harness retaining clips from the
seat frame.
Important: Note the routing of the inflatable restraint
side impact module wiring harness and the retaining clips within the seat frame. You
must route the wiring harness in the exact same way as the factory to eliminate the
possibility of any cutting or chafing of the wiring harness.
- Remove the wiring harness from the seat frame.
- Remove the side impact module from the seat frame.
- Fully deploy the module before disposal. If the module was replaced under
warranty, fully deploy and dispose of the module after the required retention period.
Refer to
Inflator Module Handling and Scrapping.
Installation Procedure
- Install the module wiring harness to the seat frame
while guiding the wiring harness through the appropriate spots on the seat frame.
- Install the wiring harness retaining clips to the seat frame.
- Install the side impact module to the seat frame.
- Install the side impact module retainer to the seat
back cushion cover.
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.
- Install the retaining bolts to the side impact module.
Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 10 N·m (89 lb in).
- Install the seat back cover. Refer to
Driver Seat Back Cushion Pad Replacement or
to
Passenger Seat Back Cushion Pad Replacement .
- Install the front seat. Refer to
Driver and Passenger Seat Replacement.
- Enable the SIR system. Refer to
SIR Disabling and Enabling .