Jeep 1997 Grand Cherokee Service Manual page 528

PASSENGER SIDE END OF REAR MOUNTING BRACKET INSTRUMENT PANEL REAR BRACKET BOLTS
8M - 8 PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(2) Remove the screws that secure the instrument
panel wire harness trough to the airbag rear mount-
ing bracket.
(3) Remove the heater-A/C control from the instru-
ment panel. Refer to Group 24 - Heating and Air
Conditioning for the procedures.
(4) Reach through the heater-A/C control opening
in the instrument panel to remove the two bolts that
secure the inboard end of the airbag rear mounting
bracket to the instrument panel armature (Fig. 10).
Fig. 10 Inboard Mounting Bolts Remove/Install
(5) Remove the two bolts that secure the outboard
end of the airbag rear mounting bracket from the
passenger side outboard end of the instrument panel
armature (Fig. 11).
Fig. 11 Outboard Mounting Bolts Remove/Install
(6) Remove the airbag rear mounting bracket
through the lower opening of the instrument panel
armature, outboard end first.
(7) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
Tighten the mounting bolts to 11.75 N·m (105 in.
lbs.).
AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE
WARNING:
•
THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE CONTAINS
THE IMPACT SENSOR, WHICH ENABLES THE SYS-
TEM TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAG. BEFORE ATTEMPT-
REAR BRACKET BOLTS REAR A/C CONTROL OPENING — MOUNTING BRACKET HEATER
ING TO DIAGNOSE OR SERVICE ANY AIRBAG
SYSTEM OR RELATED STEERING WHEEL, STEER-
ING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPO-
NENTS YOU MUST FIRST DISCONNECT AND
ISOLATE
CABLE. THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE SYS-
TEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE FUR-
THER SYSTEM SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE
WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE
TO DO THIS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIR-
BAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.
•
TROL MODULE, AS IT CAN DAMAGE THE IMPACT
SENSOR OR AFFECT ITS CALIBRATION. IF AN AIR-
BAG
DROPPED DURING SERVICE, THE MODULE MUST
BE SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT.
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable. If the airbag has not been deployed, wait two
minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before
further service.
(2) If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic
transmission, pull the transmission shift lever handle
straight up firmly and quickly to remove the handle.
If the vehicle is equipped with a manual transmis-
sion, remove the shift lever knob by removing the
bezel and nut from the top of the knob.
(3) Release the automatic transmission shift indi-
cator bezel or the manual transmission shift lever
boot, and the transfer case shift indicator bezel by
prying between the edge of the bezel or boot and the
floor console with a trim stick or another suitable
wide flat-bladed tool (Fig. 12).
(4) Raise the shift indicator bezel(s) far enough
from the console to remove the lamp sockets from the
bezel(s), then remove the bezel(s) and/or boot from
the console.
(5) Remove the screws that secure the floor console
to the console and parking brake lever mounting
brackets.
(6) Remove the floor console from the floor pan
transmission tunnel.
(7) Unplug the Airbag Control Module (ACM) wire
harness connector. To unplug the connector, first pull
the two white locks out about 3 mm (0.125 in.) from
each side of the connector (Fig. 13). Then squeeze the
two connector latch tabs between the thumb and
forefinger, while pulling the connector out from the
ACM.
NOTE: Always remove and replace the airbag con-
trol module and its mounting bracket as a unit.
Replacement
mounting bracket. Do not transfer the module to
another mounting bracket.
THE BATTERY NEGATIVE
NEVER STRIKE OR KICK THE AIRBAG CON-
CONTROL MODULE
modules include
ZG
(GROUND)
IS ACCIDENTALLY
a replacement