Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 542

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PASSENGER AIRBAG (Continued)
Fig. 22 Passenger Airbag Mounting
1 - PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR
2 - REAR SCREW (2)
3 - PASSENGER AIRBAG REAR BRACKET
4 - INSTRUMENT PANEL ARMATURE
5 - FRONT SCREW (2)
6 - GLOVE BOX OPENING UPPER REINFORCEMENT
(7) Remove the two screws that secure the passen-
ger airbag rear brackets to the glove box opening
upper reinforcement.
(8) Using a trim stick or another suitable wide
flat-bladed tool, gently pry the top of the passenger
airbag door away from the instrument panel far
enough to disengage the five snap features on the
airbag door from their receptacles in the instrument
panel.
(9) Remove the passenger airbag and airbag door
from the instrument panel as a unit.
INSTALLATION
WARNING: DISABLE
BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL,
STEERING COLUMN, SEAT BELT TENSIONER, OR
INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR
SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BAT-
TERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT
TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAPAC-
ITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FUR-
THER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY
SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.
FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS
COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOY-
MENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.
WARNING: WHEN REMOVING A DEPLOYED AIR-
BAG, RUBBER GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION, AND A
LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT SHOULD BE WORN. THERE
MAY BE DEPOSITS ON THE AIRBAG UNIT AND
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM
OTHER INTERIOR SURFACES. IN LARGE DOSES,
THESE DEPOSITS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE
SKIN AND EYES.
WARNING: USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY
FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE PAS-
SENGER 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 DEPLOY-
MENT.
WARNING: THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR MUST
NEVER BE PAINTED. REPLACEMENT PASSENGER
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.
OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN
OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOY-
MENT.
(1) Carefully position the passenger airbag into the
instrument panel.
(2) Align the five snap features on the upper edge
of the passenger airbag door with the receptacles in
the instrument panel top cover.
(3) Using hand pressure, press firmly on the pas-
senger airbag door over each of the snap feature loca-
tions until each of them is fully engaged in its
receptacle.
(4) Install and tighten the two screws that secure
the passenger airbag rear brackets to the glove box
opening upper reinforcement (Fig. 22). Tighten the
screws to 9 N·m (80 in. lbs.).
(5) Working through the glove box opening, install
and tighten the two screws that secure the passenger
airbag front brackets to the instrument panel arma-
ture. Tighten the screws to 9 N·m (80 in. lbs.).
(6) Reach through the radio opening in the instru-
ment panel to access and reconnect the instrument
panel wire harness connector for the passenger air-
bag to the passenger airbag pigtail wire connector
(Fig. 21). Be certain that the passenger airbag pigtail
wire connector is fully engaged with and latched to
the instrument panel wire harness connector.
(7) Engage the passenger airbag pigtail wire con-
nector retainers in the mounting holes provided on
the instrument panel armature.
(8) Reinstall the radio into the instrument panel
(Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/AUDIO/RADIO
INSTALLATION).
(9) Reinstall the glove box module onto the instru-
ment panel (Refer to 23 - BODY/INSTRUMENT
PANEL/GLOVE BOX - INSTALLATION).
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