Side Curtain Airbag - Installation

INSTALLATION

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, 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 supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury when removing a deployed airbag, 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: To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the side curtain airbag, or becoming entrapped between the side curtain airbag cushion and the garnish molding. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.

NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged side curtain airbag. If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. . If the side curtain airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. .





1. Position the curtain airbag into the vehicle as a unit.
2. Engage the curtain airbag inflator and bracket at the front of the unit down between the A-pillar and the instrument panel.
3. Grasp both ends of the curtain airbag garnish molding (1) and slide it firmly and evenly upward far enough to engage it between the headliner and the roof rail.
4. Pull the top of the B-pillar trim (4) away from the curtain airbag garnish molding far enough to install and tighten the screw (2) that secures the rear bracket to the inside of the roof rail. Tighten the screw to 4 Nm (35 in. lbs.).
5. Reinstall the trim onto the inside of the upper B-pillar (3). .




6. Install and tighten the screw (1) that secures the curtain airbag (3) and garnish molding front bracket (2) to the inside of the upper A-pillar (4). Tighten the screw to 4 Nm (35 in. lbs.).




7. Install and tighten the two screws (3) that secure the curtain airbag inflator bracket (2) to the inside of the A-pillar (1). Be certain to reinstall the ground wire eyelet (4) under the lower screw. Tighten the screws to 4 Nm (35 in. lbs.).
8. Reconnect the wire harness connector (5) for the curtain airbag to the inflator initiator (6). Be certain that the latch on the connector and the orange Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock are each fully engaged.
9. Position the A-pillar trim close enough to the inside of the A-pillar to install and tighten the screw that secures the tether on the back of the trim to the upper A-pillar. Tighten the screw to 4 Nm (35 in. lbs.).
10. Reinstall the trim onto the inside of the A-pillar. .

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT THE BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE. PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF THE SYSTEM TEST IS NOT PERFORMED FIRST. FOR THE SYSTEM TEST, Supplemental Restraints Verification Test