Installation - Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual

8O - 12 RESTRAINTS
AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE (Continued)
(Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/ACM
COVER - REMOVAL).
(4) Reach through the rearward facing opening
below the instrument panel center stack support
bracket on the top of the floor panel transmission
tunnel to access and disconnect the instrument panel
wire harness connector for the Airbag Control Mod-
ule (ACM) from the ACM connector receptacle located
on the rearward facing side of the module (Fig. 8). To
disconnect the instrument panel wire harness con-
nector from the ACM:
(a) Slide the red Connector Position Assurance
(CPA) lock on the top of the connector toward the
side of the connector.
(b) Depress the connector latch tab and pull the
connector straight away from the ACM connector
receptacle.
Fig. 8 Airbag Control Module Remove/Install
1 - WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
2 - AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE
3 - SCREW (4)
4 - FLOOR PANEL TRANSMISSION TUNNEL
(5) From the right side of the floor panel transmis-
sion tunnel, loosen each of the two screws that secure
the right side of the ACM to the bracket on the floor
panel transmission tunnel about 7 millimeters (0.25
inch).
(6) From the left side of the floor panel transmis-
sion tunnel, remove the two screws that secure the
left side of the ACM to the bracket on the floor panel
transmission tunnel.
(7) Still working from the left side of the floor
panel transmission tunnel, lift the ACM upward far
enough to disengage the locating pins on the bottom
of the ACM mounting flanges from the locating holes
in the mounting bracket, then slide the ACM toward
the left far enough to disengage the slotted holes in
the right ACM mounting flanges from under the
heads of the two previously loosened right mounting
screws.
(8) Remove the ACM from the left side of the floor
panel transmission tunnel.

INSTALLATION

WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR-
BAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT
SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING
WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, DRIVER AIRBAG,
PASSENGER AIRBAG, SEAT BELT TENSIONER,
SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL
COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCON-
NECT 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
RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT
AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.
WARNING: THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE CON-
TAINS THE IMPACT SENSOR, WHICH ENABLES
THE SYSTEM TO DEPLOY THE FRONT SUPPLE-
MENTAL RESTRAINTS. NEVER STRIKE OR DROP
THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE, AS IT CAN DAM-
AGE THE IMPACT SENSOR OR AFFECT ITS CALI-
BRATION. IF AN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IS
ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED DURING SERVICE, THE
MODULE MUST BE SCRAPPED AND REPLACED
WITH A NEW UNIT. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS
WARNING COULD
INCOMPLETE, OR IMPROPER FRONT SUPPLEMEN-
TAL RESTRAINT DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE
OCCUPANT INJURIES.
(1) Position the Airbag Control Module (ACM) to
the left side of the floor panel transmission tunnel
near the ACM bracket (Fig. 8). When the ACM is cor-
rectly positioned, the arrow on the ACM housing will
be pointed forward in the vehicle.
(2) From the left side of the floor panel transmis-
sion tunnel, slide the ACM toward the right far
enough to engage the slotted holes in the right ACM
mounting flanges under the heads of the two previ-
ously loosened right mounting screws, then engage
PRECAUTIONS
RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL,
DR
COULD