Chrysler PT Cruiser 2001 Service Manual Supplement page 2071

PT
PASSENGER AIRBAG
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PASSENGER AIRBAG
REMOVAL
NON-DEPLOYED AIRBAG
(1) Open hood.
(2) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(3) Wait two minutes for the reserve capacitor to
discharge before removing non-deployed module.
(4) Remove instrument panel top cover. Refer to
Instrument Panel Systems, Instrument Panel Top
Cover Removal and Installation.
(5) Open glove box, push in on the box/bin sides
and lower to floor.
(6) Remove the right instrument panel end cap.
Refer to Instrument Panel Systems, Removal and
Installation, Instrument Panel End Cap.
(7) Remove four passenger airbag cover screws
along the bottom end of the airbag cover.
(8) Remove two passenger airbag cover screws
along the top edge of the airbag cover.
(9) Remove two nuts retaining passenger airbag to
instrument panel assembly inside glove box opening
(Fig. 1).
Fig. 1 PASSENGER AIRBAG RETAINING NUTS
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(10) Lift airbag up until the wire connector is vis-
ible and disconnect the 4-way wire connector from
airbag. Unlock the red locking tab and compress lock
to release the connector (Fig. 2).
Fig. 2 PASSENGER AIRBAG ELECTRICAL
1 - UNLOCK
2 - LOCK
3 - PRESS LOCK
4 - RED LOCKING TAB
(11) Remove passenger airbag from vehicle.
PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER
(1) Open hood.
(2) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(3) Remove the Passenger Airbag from the vehicle.
Refer to Passenger Airbag Module/Cover Removal
and Installation.
(4) Unsnap cover from passenger airbag and
remove by lifting the airbag cover up towards the
hinge.
(5) Reach in under the cover and push down on
the metal flap running the length of the top of the
airbag housing.
(6) Maneuver airbag cover out of the airbag hous-
ing.
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