Kia Sorento 2001 General Information Manual page 786

2001 > 1.8L DOHC >
Removal
HANDLING AIR BAG IMPROPERLY MAY CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY, WHICH MAY CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY. READ SERVICE WARMINGS. BEFORE SERVICING.
• Never service wiring or electrical components when any air bag is connected.
• Follow General Procedures guidelines on page.
1. Remove glove box.
2. Remove two mounting bolts.
3. Disconnect passenger air bag module connector from wiring harness.
Orange and blue connectors are exclusive to air bag-SRS harness. Connector half with female pins
consists of two separate shells; one for air bag SRS, other for horn. These two shells are mechanically
configured to provide blue air bag possibility of and unwanted separation during a collision. Blue air
bag-SRS shell also contains a safety feature that shuntsits two pins together when it is disconnected.
This feature helps prevent unintentional air bag deployment. When disconnecting two shells, it is
necessary to remove orange shell first. Reconnection is reverse order of disconnection.
1) DO NOT DISASSEMBLE ANY OF ACTUAL AIR BAG-SRS COMPONENTS.
DISASSEMBLY OF COMPONENTS CAN RENDER SYSTEM INOPERATIVE, WHICH MAY
RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
NEVER ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE OR REPAIR AIR BAG MODULES.
2) ANY ATTEMPT TO ADAPT, RE-USE, OR INSTALL AN AIR BAG MODULE OR ITS
COMPONENTS IN ANOTHER VEHICLE MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO
VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
3) DO NOT CUT OR OTHERWISE REMOVE AIR BAG MODULE CONNECTOR. CONNECTOR
CONTAINS A SAFETY SHUNT AND DISABLING THAT SHUNT COULD CAUSE UNPLANNED
DEPLOYMENT, WHICH MAY CAUSE SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
4) A LIVE (UNDEPLOYED) AIR BAG MAY ACCIDEMTLY DEPLOY DURING HANDLING.WHEN
CARRYING A LIVE AIR BAG MODULE, POINT TRIM COVER AWAY FROM YOUR BODY TO
LESSEN CHANCE OF INJURY IN CASE OF ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT.NEVER CARRY
MODULE BY ITS WIRING OR CONNECTORS.
5) ALWAYS PLACE LIVE AIR BAG MODULES FACE UP TO LESSEN MOTION OF MODULE IN
CASE OF ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT.