Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 1010

8O - 24 RESTRAINTS
(3) If t h e veh icle is so equ ipped, sn a p t h e pla st ic
cover over t h e scr ew t h a t secu r es t h e fr on t sea t belt
bu ckle lower a n ch or t o t h e in boa r d side of t h e sea t
fr a m e.
(4) On t h e dr iver side on ly, r econ n ect t h e sea t belt
swit ch pigt a il wir e t o t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess a n d
pu sh t h e join ed con n ect or s t h r ou gh t h e clea r a n ce
h ole in t h e sea t r iser cover.
(5) On t h e dr iver side on ly, r ou t e a n d secu r e t h e
sea t belt swit ch pigt a il wir e t o t h e sea t fr a m e wit h
wir e t ies.
PASSEN GER AI RBAG
DESCRIPTION
Fig. 27 Passenger Airbag Door
1 - INSTRUMENT PANEL TRAY
2 - PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR
3 - GLOVE BOX DOOR
Th e r ea r wa r d fa cin g su r fa ce of t h e in ject ion
m olded, t h er m opla st ic pa ssen ger a ir ba g door is t h e
m ost visible pa r t of t h e opt ion a l pa ssen ger a ir ba g
(F ig. 27). Th e pa ssen ger a ir ba g door is loca t ed a bove
t h e glove box open in g in fr on t of t h e fr on t sea t pa s-
sen ger sea t in g posit ion on t h e in st r u m en t pa n el. Th e
u pper a n d lower edges of t h e a ir ba g door a r e secu r ed
by a sn a p-fit t o m olded pla st ic clips. Th e t wo clips a t
t h e t op a r e ea ch secu r ed by a scr ew t o t h e in st r u -
m en t pa n el ba se t r im , wh ile t h e clips a t t h e bot t om
a r e in t egr a l t o t h e pa n el t h a t su r r ou n ds t h e pa ssen -
ger a ir ba g door open in g in t h e in st r u m en t pa n el ba se
t r im . Th e a ir ba g door is a lso secu r ed t o t h e a ir ba g
h ou sin g by t wo wide woven st r a ps t h a t ser ve a s
h in ges for t h e door u pon a n a ir ba g deploym en t .
Loca t ed beh in d t h e pa ssen ger a ir ba g door is t h e
pa ssen ger a ir ba g u n it (F ig. 28). Th e a ir ba g h ou sin g
is con st r u ct ed of a lon g U-sh a ped a lu m in u m ext r u -
sion wit h t wo st a m ped st eel en d pla t es. A st epped
fla n ge t h a t ext en ds fr om t h e ba ck of t h e ext r u sion
ser ves a s t h e a ir ba g m ou n t in g fla n ge. Th is m ou n t in g
fla n ge is secu r ed wit h scr ews t o a st a m ped st eel a ir-
ba g m ou n t in g br a cket t h a t is secu r ed wit h scr ews t o
t h e t u bu la r st eel in st r u m en t pa n el st r u ct u r a l su ppor t
a bove t h e glove box open in g. Th e en d pla t es a r e
secu r ed t o ea ch side of t h e pa ssen ger a ir ba g h ou sin g
wit h scr ews.
Fig. 28 Passenger Airbag Unit
1 - DOOR
2 - CLIP (2)
3 - HOUSING
4 - CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE
5 - END PLATE (2)
Th e pa ssen ger a ir ba g u n it u sed in t h is m odel is a
Next Gen er a t ion -t ype t h a t com plies wit h r evised fed-
er a l a ir ba g st a n da r ds t o deploy wit h less for ce t h a n
t h ose u sed in som e pr ior m odels. Th e a ir ba g h ou sin g
con t a in s t h e folded a ir ba g cu sh ion , t h e a ir ba g
r et a in er, a n d t h e a ir ba g in fla t or. Th e a ir ba g is a r ect -
a n gu la r fa br ic cu sh ion . Th e a ir ba g in fla t or is a solid
fu el, pyr ot ech n ic-t ype u n it t h a t is secu r ed t o a n d
sea led wit h in t h e a ir ba g h ou sin g a lon g wit h t h e
folded a ir ba g cu sh ion . Th e in fla t or in it ia t or con n ect or
r ecept a cle is con n ect ed t o t h e veh icle elect r ica l sys-
t em t h r ou gh a dedica t ed t a ke ou t of t h e veh icle wir e
h a r n ess wit h a yellow con n ect or in su la t or.
Th e pa ssen ger a ir ba g a n d a ir ba g door u n it ca n n ot
be r epa ir ed, a n d m u st be r epla ced if deployed, fa u lt y
or in a n y wa y da m a ged.
OPERA TION
Th e pa ssen ger a ir ba g is deployed by a n elect r ica l
sign a l gen er a t ed by t h e Air ba g Con t r ol Modu le
(ACM) t h r ou gh t h e pa ssen ger a ir ba g squ ib cir cu it s t o
t h e in it ia t or in t h e a ir ba g in fla t or. Wh en t h e ACM
sen ds t h e pr oper elect r ica l sign a l t o t h e in it ia t or t h e
elect r ica l en er gy gen er a t es en ou gh h ea t t o in it ia t e a
sm a ll pyr ot ech n ic ch a r ge wh ich , in t u r n , ign it es
ch em ica l pellet s wit h in t h e in fla t or. On ce ign it ed,
t h ese ch em ica l pellet s bu r n r a pidly a n d pr odu ce a
la r ge qu a n t it y of in er t ga s. Th e in fla t or is sea led t o
t h e ba ck of t h e a ir ba g h ou sin g a n d a diffu ser in t h e
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