Installation; Passenger Airbag Description; Operation - Chrysler 2004 Concorde Service Manual

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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER - 6 PASSENGER VEHICLES (Continued)

INSTALLATION

WARNING: THE ORC IS A SAFETY MODULE. FAIL-
URE TO INSTALL AND SECURE IT PROPERLY
COULD CAUSE THE MODULE TO MALFUNCTION
AND CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
(1) Position the ORC (arrow pointing forward in
vehicle) on the ORC mounting bracket. The mounting
bosses on the controller will correctly position the
ORC on the bracket. Attach the ORC to the bracket
with the three screws supplied and torque to 88 to
124 in. lbs. (10 to 14 N·m).
CAUTION: Use supplied screws only.
(2) Tighten the top screw on the drivers side.
(3) Install the two side module mounting screws
on the drivers side.
(4) Connect the ORC 23-way connector. Slide the
red Connector Position Assurance (CPA) tab in.
NOTE: If working on a Concorde, the Instrument
Panel must be installed. Refer to Body, Instrument
Panel, for Installation and then go to Electrical,
Restraints, Diagnosis and Testing - Airbag System.
(5) Install the one screw and one push fastener
retaining the floor bin.
(6) Install the four screws to Chin bezel. Two on
the right side and two on the left side of vehicle.
(7) Connect the connectors at center bezel.
(8) Install the instrument panel center bezel.
(9) Install the screws in the upper and lower left
corner or the glove box bin. Close the glove box door.
(10) Install the two screws to steering column
cover.
(11) Install the left end cover at the junction block.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT THE BATTERY NEG-
ATIVE CABLE REMOTE TERMINAL. REFER TO
ELECTRICAL, RESTRAINTS, DIAGNOSIS AND TEST-
ING - AIRBAG SYSTEM FIRST.
PASSENGER AIRBAG
DESCRIPTION
WARNING: NEVER DISASSEMBLE THE PASSEN-
GER AIRBAG, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS NO
SERVICEABLE PARTS.
The Passenger Airbag is located beneath the
instrument panel and pad assembly (Fig. 19). The
airbag is mounted to a bracket (welded to the floor
pan) with three screws.
Fig. 19 AIRBAG COMPONENT LOCATION
1 - DRIVER AIRBAG
2 - PASSENGER AIRBAG
3 - OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER (ORC)
4 - KNEE BLOCKER
The instrument panel top cover/pad is the most
visible part of the passenger airbag system. Located
under the instrument panel top pad are the airbag
door, the passenger airbag cushion and the airbag
cushion supporting components.
The passenger airbag includes an extruded housing
within which the cushion and inflator are mounted
and sealed. Two stamped metal brackets, one on each
end of the housing, enclose the cushion and inflator
and also serve as the mounting brackets for the air-
bag.
Following a passenger airbag deployment, the pas-
senger airbag and instrument panel must be
replaced. The passenger airbag cannot be repaired,
and must be replaced if deployed or in any way dam-
aged.

OPERATION

The passenger inflator assembly is within the air-
bag housing. The inflator seals the hole in the airbag
cushion so it can discharge the gas it produces
directly into the cushion when supplied with the
proper electrical signal. Following an airbag deploy-
ment, the airbag cushion quickly deflates by venting
this gas through the discrete vent holes used on each
end panel of the airbag cushion.
The passenger airbag is secured with screws to the
instrument panel beneath the instrument panel top
pad and above the glove box opening. The instrument
panel top pad above the glove box opening conceals
the airbag door and a predetermined hinge line
beneath its decorative cover. Upon airbag deploy-
ment, the top pad will bend at the hinge line and the
door will fold back out of the way onto the top of the
instrument panel.
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