Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 433

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 7 Driver Side Airbag Trim Cover Remove/Install
1 – RETAINER SLOTS
2 – RETAINER SLOTS
3 – HORN SWITCH
4 – LOCKING BLOCKS
INSTALLATION
WARNING:
• USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY FOR-
EIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE DRIVER
SIDE AIRBAG MODULE,
ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE AIRBAG CUSHION
AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG TRIM COVER.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD
RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG
DEPLOYMENT.
• THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE TRIM
COVER MUST NEVER BE PAINTED. REPLACEMENT
TRIM COVERS ARE SERVICED IN THE ORIGINAL
COLORS. PAINT MAY CHANGE THE WAY IN WHICH
THE MATERIAL OF THE TRIM COVER RESPONDS
TO AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN
OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOY-
MENT.
(1) Carefully position the driver side airbag mod-
ule in the trim cover. Be certain that the horn switch
feed and ground wires are not pinched between the
airbag housing and the trim cover locking blocks.
(2) Engage the upper and lower trim cover locking
blocks with the lip of the driver side airbag housing,
then engage the locking blocks on each side of the
trim cover with the lip of the housing. Be certain
that each of the locking blocks is fully engaged on
the lip of the airbag housing (Fig. 8).
OR BECOMING
FAILURE TO
PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Fig. 8 Driver Side Airbag Trim Cover Locking
Blocks Engaged
1 – LIP
2 – TRIM COVER
3 – HORN SWITCH
4 – AIRBAG HOUSING
5 – LOCKING BLOCK
(3) Install the horn switch ground wire eyelet over
the upper airbag housing stud.
(4) Install the upper and lower airbag trim cover
retainers over the airbag housing studs. Be certain
that the tabs on each retainer are engaged in the
retainer slots of the upper and lower trim cover lock-
ing blocks (Fig. 7).
(5) Install and tighten the trim cover retainer
mounting nuts on the airbag housing studs. Tighten
the nuts to 10 N·m (90 in. lbs.).
(6) Install the driver side airbag module onto the
steering wheel. Refer to Driver Side Airbag Mod-
ule in the Removal and Installation section of this
group for the procedures.
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE
The following procedure is for replacement of a
faulty or damaged passenger side airbag module. If
the passenger side airbag module has been deployed,
the instrument panel assembly must be replaced.
The instrument panel assembly includes the passen-
ger side airbag module and the passenger side airbag
door. Refer to Instrument Panel Assembly in the
Removal and Installation section of Group 8E -
Instrument Panel Systems for the instrument panel
assembly service procedures.
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