Installation; Passenger Airbag Cover Removal - Chrysler PT Cruiser Service & Repair Manual

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PASSENGER AIRBAG (Continued)
Fig. 22 PASSENGER AIRBAG ELECTRICAL
CONNECTOR
1 - ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
2 - PASSENGER AIRBAG
(4) Close door over folded airbag and tape door
closed.
(5) Remove instrument panel top cover (Refer to
23 - BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/INSTRUMENT
PANEL TOP COVER - REMOVAL).
(6) Open glove box, push in on the box/bin sides
and lower to floor.
(7) Remove the right instrument panel end cap.
(8) Remove four passenger airbag cover screws
along the bottom end of the airbag cover.
(9) Remove two passenger airbag cover screws
along the top edge of the airbag cover.
(10) Remove two nuts retaining passenger airbag
to instrument panel assembly inside glove box open-
ing (Fig. 20).
(11) Lift airbag up until the wire connector is vis-
ible and disconnect the wire connector from airbag.
Unlock the locking tab and release the connector
(Fig. 22).
(12) Remove passenger airbag from vehicle.

INSTALLATION

(1) Place airbag into instrument panel opening,
connect the 4-way wire connector, and lock the red
locking tab (Fig. 22).
(2) Install the two nuts retaining passenger airbag
to instrument panel assembly inside glove box open-
ing (Fig. 20). Torque the two airbag retaining nuts to
22 to 34 N·m (200 to 300 in. lbs.) torque.
(3) Install two passenger airbag cover screws along
the top edge of the airbag cover. Torque trim screws
to 2 N·m (20 in. lbs.).
(4) Install four passenger airbag cover screws
along the bottom end of the airbag cover. Torque trim
screws to 2 N·m (20 in. lbs.).
(5) Install the right instrument panel end cap.
(6) Push in on the box/bin sides and close glove
box door.
(7) Install instrument panel top cover (Refer to 23
- BODY/INSTRUMENT
PANEL TOP COVER - INSTALLATION).
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT BATTERY NEGATIVE
CABLE YET (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS
- DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - AIRBAG SYSTEM).
(8) Close hood.
(9) Verify vehicle and system operation.
PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER
REMOVAL
(1) Open hood.
(2) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(3) Wait two minutes for the system reserve capac-
itor to discharge before servicing any airbag compo-
nents.
(4) Remove the passenger airbag from the vehicle
(Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/PASSEN-
GER AIRBAG - REMOVAL).
(5) Unsnap cover from passenger airbag and
remove by lifting the airbag cover up towards the
hinge.
(6) Reach in under the cover and push down on
the metal flap running the length of the top of the
airbag housing.
(7) Maneuver airbag cover out of the airbag hous-
ing.
INSTALLATION
If reinstalling the airbag cover onto the same pas-
senger airbag, perform the following adjustment.
Otherwise, go to Step 1.
• Using a 90° needle nose pliers or equivalent,
place the pliers on the rear edge of the airbag cover
metal flap retainer.
• Bend roughly 10° so that the metal flap is closed
slightly to eliminate rattles of the airbag cover.
• Bend until the measurement of the metal flap to
airbag housing is 7 - 8.3 mm (use a drill bit ranging
from 9/32 - 21/64 inch).
(1) Snap cover onto the passenger airbag frame.
RESTRAINTS 8O - 15
PANEL/INSTRUMENT