Restraint System - Removal, Replacement And Installation (Convertible)

• Cleaning After An Airbag Has Deployed (1998)
  • Cleaning after an airbag has deployed
    • Notes
    • General decontamination instructions
    • Decontamination methods
    • Cars with sun roofs
• Dashboard And Center Console (1998-2004)
  • Dashboard
    • windscreen wipers
    • Gutter
    • wiper motor mounting and the dashboard screws
    • left-hand side soundproofing panel
    • glove compartment
    • right-hand side soundproofing panel
    • dashboard screws in the passenger compartment
    • Valve housing
    • Valve housing and air ducts
    • Combined instrument panel trim
    • Frame center
    • Cable harness routing
  • Glove compartment lid
    • Disassembling and assembling
    • Replacing lock cylinder
  • Replacing center console
    • Preparations
      • Ignition off and disconnect the battery negative lead
      • Removing panels and cover
      • Removing screws and connectors
      • Removing center console armrest
      • Removing rear panel
      • Installing rear panel
      • Removing center console locker
      • Removing panel, center console
      • Reassembly
  • Replacing center console panel
    • Notes
    • Preparations
    • Removing the center console panel
    • Installing the center console panel
    • Steering wheel with switches
      • Disassembling
      • Assembling
        • Notes
        • Conclusion
    • Center console
      • Preparations
      • Disassembling
        • Center console armrest
        • Entire center console
        • Removing rear panel
    • Handling replaced SRS airbags/seat belt tensioners
• Sips Bag, Replacement Of Components (1998)
  • Front seat with prefitted SIPS bag, replacing
    • Preparations
    • Removing
    • Installation
  • If the car is to be scrapped
    • General
    • If the car is to be scrapped
    • If the removed SIPS bag is to be scrapped
  • Procedure during service work
    • Notes
    • Transport lock, part no. 9156562-2
    • Secure the SIPS bag
    • Unlock the SIPS bag
  • SIPS bag in the front seat, replacing
    • SIPS bag detonated or service replacement
      • Notes
      • Preparations
      • Remove front seat
      • Remove the backrest seat upholstery
      • Remove the SIPS bag from the seat
      • Assemble the SIPS bag in the seat.
      • Install the backrest seat upholstery
      • Install the front seat
      • When the front seat is in position
  • When replacing SIPS bag
    • With side impact
    • With unintentional detonation
    • With check/service
• ROPS, Replacing Components (1998-2004)
  • Replacing roll-over bar cassette
    • Disassembly
      • Preparations
    • Removing the roll-over bar cassette
      • Preparations
      • Removing the roll-over bar cassette
    • Reassembly
      • Assemble in reverse order
      • Pushing down the roll-over bar
    • Conclusion
      • Checking roll-over bar
      • Ignition in position II. Reconnect battery negative lead
      • Check
  • Replacing Roll-over Protection System (ROPS) module
    • Disassembly
      • Preparations
      • Removing the connector for the ROPS control module
      • Removing the ROPS control module
    • Reassembly
      • Installing the ROPS control module and connector
• SRS, Replacing Components (1998)
  • Airbag steering wheel module, steering wheel and contact reel replacement
    • Disassembly
      • Notes
      • Preparations
      • Ignition in position I
      • Slacken off steering wheel screws
      • Removing airbag steering wheel module
      • Positioning the steering wheel module
      • Connecting special tool
      • Slacken off center screw
      • Reconnect the battery negative lead
      • Align the front wheels
        • Notes
        • Disconnect the battery negative lead
        • Remove special tool
        • Secure the contact reel
        • Remove the steering wheel center screw
        • Removing steering wheel, steering wheel cover and switch
        • Removing contact reel / SRS
    • Reassembly
      • Resetting contact reel
      • Installing contact reel / SRS
      • Install switch, steering wheel covers and steering wheel
      • Installing center screw
      • Unlocking the contact reel
      • Connect special tool
      • Reconnect the battery negative lead
      • Adjusting the front wheels
        • Notes
        • Tightening center screw
        • Installing airbag steering wheel module
      • Conclusion
        • SRS Airbag date decal
        • Final check
  • Knee bolster, replacement
    • Removing soundproofing panel and knee bolster
    • Installing soundproofing panel and knee bolster
  • After a collision in which SRS system has deployed
  • Passenger module, replacement
    • Preparations
    • Removing glove compartment
    • Removing connector from passenger module
    • Removing screw from passenger module mounting
    • Removing of dashboard vents
    • Removing loudspeakers
    • Removal of cover (with passenger module)
    • Removal of passenger module from cover
    • Replacing an SRS ignition cable for a deployed passenger module
    • Installing the passenger module in the cover
    • Installing SRS airbag date decal
    • Installing cover (with passenger module)
    • Installing loudspeaker
    • Installing dashboard vents
    • Installing passenger module mounting screws
    • Connecting connector to passenger module
    • Installing glove compartment
    • Final check
  • Replacing SRS sensor module
    • Preparations
    • Removing cigarette lighter compartment
    • Removing center console
    • Removing sensor module
    • Installing sensor module
    • Installing center console
    • Installing cigarette lighter compartment
  • Seat belt buckle front seat and pyrotechnical seat belt tensioner, replacement
    • Removing front seat storage compartment
    • Secure SIPS bag
    • Removing front seat
    • Removing seat belt buckle
    • Installing seat belt buckle
    • Removing "B" post inner panel
    • Removing connector from seat belt tensioner
    • Removing seat belt tensioner and seat belt (inertia) reel
    • Installing seat belt tensioner and seat belt (inertia) reel
    • Installing seat belt tensioner connector
    • Installing "B" post inner panel
    • Installing front seat
    • Verify functions
    • Reset the SIPS bag
    • Installing front seat compartment
  • Seat-belt tensioners, replacement
    • Notes
    • Removing front seat seat compartment
    • Secure the SIPS bag
    • Removing "B" post inner panel
    • Removing connector from seat belt tensioner
    • Removing seat belt tensioner and seat belt
    • Installing seat belt tensioner and seat belt
    • Installing seat belt tensioner connector
    • Installing "B" post inner panel.
    • Checking seat belt operation
    • Unsecure the SIPS bag
    • Installing front seat compartment
    • Final check
  • Steering wheel module, replacement
    • Replacement of contact reel for deployed steering wheel module
    • Removing steering wheel module
    • Installing steering wheel module
  • Steering wheel module, steering wheel and contact reel, replacement
    • Removing steering wheel module
      • Preparations
      • Removing steering wheel module
    • Preparations before removing the steering wheel
      • Connecting special tool 998 8695
      • Undo but do not remove the steering wheel center bolt
    • Align front wheels
    • Lock contact reel and remove the steering wheel
      • Removing the steering wheel center bolt
      • Locking the contact reel
      • Removing the steering wheel
    • Replacement of contact reel
      • Removing steering wheel covers
      • Removal of contact reel
      • Installing contact reel
      • Installing steering wheel covers
    • Installation of steering wheel
      • Install steering wheel
      • Installing steering wheel center bolt
      • Unlocking the contact reel
      • Checking alignment of steering wheel/front wheels
      • Tightening the steering wheel center bolt
    • Installation of steering wheel, final
      • Installing steering wheel module
      • Installing SRS airbag date decal
      • Final check
    • Adjustment
  • Handling replaced SRS airbags / seat belt tensioners
    • Handling
    • Storage and transport
  • Replacing passenger airbag module
    • Disassembly
      • Preparations
      • Removing the glove compartment
      • Removing the ignition cable for the SRS airbag
      • Removing the screws for the SRS airbag
      • Removing the ventilation and loudspeaker grilles
      • Removing the panel
      • Removing the SRS airbag from the panel
    • Reassembly
      • Assemble in reverse order
    • Conclusion
      • SRS Airbag date decal
      • Final check
  • Replacing SRS module
    • Disassembly
      • Preparations
        • Notes
        • Removing the SRS control module
        • Removing the connector for the SRS control module
    • Reassembly
      • Installing the connector for the SRS control module
      • Installing the SRS control module
    • Conclusion
      • Final check
  • Resetting SRS contact reel
    • Remove screw
    • Turn to the left
    • Turn to the right
    • Install screw
• Seat Belts, Replacement (1998)
  • Replacing front seat belts
    • Preparations
    • Disassembly
      • Removing seat belt from slide rail
      • Removing seat belt (inertia) reel with seat belt tensioner from B-post
      • Checking seat belt tensioner piston position
      • Removing seat belt buckle
    • Reassembly
      • Assemble in reverse order
    • Conclusion
      • Check seat belt function
      • Ignition in position II. Reconnect battery negative lead
      • Check
  • Seat belts replacement, rear seat
    • Preparations
      • Preparations
    • Disassembly
      • Removing seat belt end mounting and seat belt buckle
      • Removing upper seat belt guide panel under the parcel shelf
      • Removing seat belt (inertia) reel with seat belt tensioner
      • Checking seat belt tensioner piston position
    • Reassembly
      • Assemble in reverse order
    • Conclusion
      • Check seat belt function
      • Ignition in position II. Reconnect battery negative lead
      • Check
• SRS/Sips, Replacing Components. (1999-2004)
  • After a collision in which SRS system has been deployed
  • Airbag steering wheel module, steering wheel and contact reel
    • Disassembly
      • Notes
      • Preparations
      • Ignition in position I
      • Slacken off steering wheel screws
      • Removing airbag steering wheel module
      • Positioning the steering wheel module
      • Connecting special tool
      • Slacken off center screw
      • Reconnect the battery negative lead
      • Align the front wheels
        • Notes
        • Disconnect the battery negative lead
        • Remove special tool
        • Secure the contact reel
        • Remove the steering wheel center screw
        • Removing steering wheel, steering wheel cover and switch
        • Removing contact reel / SRS
    • Reassembly
      • Resetting contact reel
      • Installing contact reel / SRS
      • Install switch, steering wheel covers and steering wheel
      • Installing center screw
      • Unlocking the contact reel
      • Connect special tool
      • Reconnect the battery negative lead
      • Adjusting the front wheels
        • Notes
        • Tightening center screw
        • Installing airbag steering wheel module
      • Conclusion
        • SRS Airbag date decal
        • Final check
  • Cleaning after an airbag has deployed
  • Passenger airbag module
    • Disassembly
      • Preparations
      • Removing the glove compartment
      • Removing the ignition cable for the SRS airbag
      • Removing the screws for the SRS airbag
      • Removing the ventilation and loudspeaker grilles
      • Removing the panel
      • Removing the SRS airbag from the panel
    • Reassembly
      • Assemble in reverse order
    • Conclusion
      • SRS Airbag date decal
      • Final check
  • Resetting SRS contact reel
  • Seat belt
    • Front seat belt
    • Rear seat belts
  • Side impact sensors
    • Removing side impact sensor
    • Install:
  • SIPS airbag
  • SRS control module
    • Disassembly
      • Preparations
        • Notes
        • Removing the SRS control module
        • Removing the connector for the SRS control module
    • Reassembly
      • Installing the connector for the SRS control module
      • Installing the SRS control module
      • Conclusion
        • Final check
  • connectors
    • Disconnecting connector
    • Installing connector
• Steering Column Cover (1998-2004)
  • Replacing steering column cover
    • Removal
      • Preparations
      • steering column cover
    • Installation