Removal And Installation: Removal
To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbags, airbag curtains, knee blocker, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect the Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS)/negative battery cable assembly from the negative battery post, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
To avoid serious or fatal injury, never strike or drop the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC), as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its calibration. The ORC contains the impact sensor, which enables the system to deploy the SRS components. If an ORC is accidentally dropped during service, the module must be scrapped and replaced with a new unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper SRS component deployment.
- Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable(s). Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE .
- Remove the floor console from the floor panel center tunnel. Refer to CONSOLE, FLOOR, REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
and CONSOLE, FLOOR, END CAP, REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
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- Disconnect the wire harness connectors (1) from the ORC.
- Remove the three nuts (1) that secure the ORC to the weld studs on the floor panel center tunnel.
- Lift the ORC from the weld studs and remove it from the vehicle.