Deceleration Sensors Removing/Installing

Deceleration sensors for airbag, removing/installing


Removing

^ disconnect battery ground cable
^ remove knee bar panel


CAUTION

Wait 20 minutes while airbag system capacitor discharges, before working on airbag system.

^ remove fuse/relay panel from mount and pull down to access left deceleration sensor connector
^ disconnect deceleration sensor connectors, left and/or right located under instrument panel, near A-pillar





^ remove shear nuts (arrows) from sensor mounting studs
^ use Tool No. 9259
^ sensors located in right and left plenum chambers and accessed through engine compartment

^ remove sensor and slide wiring from grommet

Installing

^ place sensor lead through grommet in body
^ place sensor on welded mounting studs
^ arrow on sensor points forward

^ install new shear nuts and tighten top of shear nut breaks off when correct tightening torque is reached

^ reconnect deceleration sensor connector
^ reinstall fuse/relay panel
^ reinstall knee bar panel
^ reconnect battery ground cable