Repair Procedures: Installation
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- Remove the ignition key from the vehicle.
- Disconnect the battery negative cable from battery and wait for at least thirty seconds before beginning work.
- Place a passenger airbag on the crash pad and tighten the passenger airbag mounting bolts.
Tightening torque:
5.5 ~ 6.5 N.m (0.56 ~ 0.66 kgf.m, 4.1 ~ 4.8 lb-ft)
- Install the crash pad.
(Refer to Body - "MAIN CRASH PAD ASSEMBLY ")
- Tighten the passenger airbag mounting bolts.
Tightening torque:
8.0 ~ 9.0 N.m (0.82 ~ 0.92 kgf.m, 5.9 ~ 6.7 lb-ft)
- Connect the passenger airbag harness connector to the SRS main harness connector.
- Reinstall the glove box housing.
(Refer to Body - "GLOVE BOX HOUSING ")
- Reconnect the battery negative cable.
- After installing the passenger airbag (PAB), confirm proper system operation:
- Turn the ignition switch ON; the SRS indicator light should be turned on for about six seconds and then go off.