Passenger Side Airbag Door Removal And Installation - Jeep 200 Cherokee Service Manual

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Removal and Installation section of Group 8E -
Instrument Panel Systems for the procedures.
(11) Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at
this time. Refer to Airbag System in the Diagnosis
and Testing section of this group for the proper pro-
cedures.
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOOR
WARNING:
• THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS A SENSITIVE, COM-
PLEX ELECTROMECHANICAL
ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE OR SERVICE ANY AIR-
BAG SYSTEM OR RELATED STEERING WHEEL,
STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL
COMPONENTS YOU MUST FIRST DISCONNECT
AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND)
CABLE. THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE SYS-
TEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE FUR-
THER SYSTEM SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE
WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE
TO DO THIS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIR-
BAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.
• WHEN REMOVING A DEPLOYED AIRBAG MOD-
ULE, RUBBER GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION, AND A
LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT SHOULD BE WORN. THERE
MAY BE DEPOSITS ON THE AIRBAG MODULE AND
OTHER INTERIOR SURFACES. IN LARGE DOSES,
THESE DEPOSITS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE
SKIN AND EYES.
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable. If either of the airbags has not been deployed,
wait two minutes for the system capacitor to dis-
charge before further service.
(2) Remove the passenger side airbag module from
the instrument panel. Refer to Passenger Side Air-
bag Module in the Removal and Installation section
of this group for the procedures.
(3) Place the passenger side airbag module on a
suitable work surface. Slide the passenger side air-
bag door sideways on the airbag module until the
keyed holes in the returns of the upper and lower
airbag door mounting flanges clear the three tabs on
the top and the bottom of the airbag module housing
(Fig. 11).
(4) Disengage the keyed holes in the returns of the
upper and lower airbag door mounting flange returns
from the three tabs on the top and the bottom of the
passenger side airbag module housing.
(5) Remove the passenger side airbag door from
the airbag module.
UNIT. BEFORE
Fig. 11 Passenger Side Airbag Door Remove/Install
1 – CONNECTOR
2 – AIRBAG MODULE HOUSING
3 – AIRBAG DOOR FLANGE
4 – AIRBAG DOOR
5 – TABS
6 – KEYED SLOTS
INSTALLATION
WARNING:
EIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE PASSEN-
GER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE, OR BECOMING
ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE AIRBAG CUSHION
AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOOR. FAIL-
URE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT
IN OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOY-
MENT.
NEVER
DOORS ARE SERVICED IN THE ORIGINAL COL-
ORS. PAINT MAY CHANGE THE WAY IN WHICH THE
MATERIAL OF THE AIRBAG DOOR RESPONDS TO
AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. FAILURE TO OBSERVE
THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN OCCUPANT
INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
the airbag module.
upper and lower airbag door mounting flanges with
the three tabs on the top and the bottom of the pas-
senger side airbag module housing.
until the keyed holes in the returns of the upper and
lower airbag door mounting flanges are locked onto
the three tabs on the top and the bottom of the air-
bag module housing.
the instrument panel. Refer to Passenger Side Air-
bag Module in the Removal and Installation section
of this group for the procedures.
PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
• USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY FOR-
• THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOOR MUST
BE PAINTED.
(1) Position the passenger side airbag door over
(2) Engage the keyed holes in the returns of the
(3) Slide the passenger side airbag door sideways
(4) Install the passenger side airbag module onto
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REPLACEMENT AIRBAG