Subaru Legacy 2005 Service Manual page 3550

AIRBAG SYSTEM
4. Driver's Airbag Module
A: REMOVAL
CAUTION:
Refer to "CAUTION" of General Description be-
fore handling the airbag module. <Ref. to AB-5,
CAUTION, General Description.>
1) Position the front wheels straight ahead. (After
moving a vehicle more than 5 m (16 ft) with front
wheels positioned straight ahead, make sure that
the vehicle moves straight ahead).)
2) Turn the ignition switch to OFF.
3) Disconnect the ground cable from battery and
wait for at least 20 seconds before starting work.
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4) Using TORX BIT T30 (1), remove the two
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TORX bolts on the side of steering wheel.
5) Disconnect the horn harness.
6) Disconnect the airbag connector on the back of
airbag module, and then remove the airbag mod-
ule. <Ref. to AB-11, PROCEDURE, Airbag Con-
nector.>
7) Refer to the "CAUTION" for handling of a re-
moved airbag module. <Ref. to AB-5, CAUTION,
General Description.>
Driver's Airbag Module
B: INSTALLATION
CAUTION:
• Refer to "CAUTION" of General Description
before handling the airbag module. <Ref. to AB-
5, CAUTION, General Description.>
• Do not allow harness and connectors to inter-
fere or get tangled up with other parts.
• To prevent the misconnection, the connector
is colored. Connect the harness side connector
to the same color of module side connector.
Install in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:
C: INSPECTION
CAUTION:
Refer to "CAUTION" of General Description be-
fore handling the airbag module. <Ref. to AB-5,
CAUTION, General Description.>
Perform the inspection of the following items, and
replace the damaged parts with new ones.
• Airbag module, harness, connector and mount-
ing bracket are damaged. <Ref. to AB-14, DRIV-
(1)
ER'S
Inspection Locations After a Collision.>
CC-00018
AB-00622
AB-16
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10 N m (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 ft-lb)
AIRBAG MODULE, INSPECTION,