Passenger Airbag Remove/Install; Installation - Jeep Wrangler 2001 Service Manual

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PASSENGER AIRBAG (Continued)
WARNING: WHEN REMOVING A DEPLOYED AIR-
BAG, RUBBER GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION, AND A
LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT SHOULD BE WORN. THERE
MAY BE DEPOSITS ON THE AIRBAG UNIT AND
OTHER INTERIOR SURFACES. IN LARGE DOSES,
THESE DEPOSITS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE
SKIN AND EYES.
(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 instrument panel from the passen-
ger compartment of the vehicle. (Refer to 23 - BODY/
INSTRUMENT PANEL - REMOVAL).
(3) Place the instrument panel on a suitable work
surface. Be certain to take the proper precautions to
protect the instrument panel from any possible cos-
metic damage.
(4) Remove the three nuts that secure the passen-
ger airbag to the weld studs on the instrument panel
structural support (Fig. 22).
Fig. 22 Passenger Airbag Remove/Install
1 - STRUCTURAL SUPPORT
2 - NUT (3)
3 - PASSENGER AIRBAG
(5) Remove the passenger airbag from the instru-
ment panel structural support.

INSTALLATION

The following procedure is for replacement of a
faulty or damaged passenger airbag. If the passenger
airbag has been deployed, the instrument panel
assembly must be replaced. Replacement instrument
panels include the passenger airbag and the passen-
ger airbag door. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INSTRUMENT
PANEL - INSTALLATION).
WARNING: DISABLE
BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL,
STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL
COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCON-
NECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE
(GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR
2001 JEEP WRANGLER
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE
BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR
SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DIS-
ABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE
THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN
ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSI-
BLE PERSONAL INJURY.
WARNING: WHEN REMOVING A DEPLOYED AIR-
BAG, RUBBER GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION, AND A
LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT SHOULD BE WORN. THERE
MAY BE DEPOSITS ON THE AIRBAG UNIT AND
OTHER INTERIOR SURFACES. IN LARGE DOSES,
THESE DEPOSITS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE
SKIN AND EYES.
WARNING: USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY
FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE PAS-
SENGER AIRBAG, OR BECOMING ENTRAPPED
BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CUSHION
AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR. FAILURE TO
OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN
OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOY-
MENT.
WARNING: THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR MUST
NEVER BE PAINTED.
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.
(1) Carefully position the passenger airbag onto
the weld studs on the instrument panel structural
support (Fig. 22).
(2) Install and tighten the three nuts that secure
the passenger airbag upper and lower mounting
brackets to the weld studs on the instrument panel
structural support. Tighten the nuts to 12 N·m (105
in. lbs.).
(3) Reinstall the instrument panel into the passen-
ger compartment of the vehicle. (Refer to 23 - BODY/
INSTRUMENT PANEL - INSTALLATION). When
installing the instrument panel, be certain to recon-
nect the passenger airbag pigtail wire connector to
the cross body wire harness, and that the connector
is fully engaged and latched.
(4) Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at
this time. The airbag system verification test proce-
dure should be performed following service of any
airbag system component. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRI-
CAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE -
VERIFICATION TEST).
RESTRAINTS 8Os - 21
REPLACEMENT AIRBAG