Side Air Bag: Service and Repair
NOTICE:^ If the wiring connector of the SRS is disconnected with the ignition switch at ON or ACC, DTCs will be recorded.
^ Never use airbag parts from another vehicle. When replacing parts, replace with new ones.
1. REMOVE FRONT SEAT
a. Remove the 4 bolts
b. Disconnect the side airbag connector and power seat connector at the position shown in the illustration.
c. Remove the front seat.
Remove Front Seatback Board:
2. REMOVE FRONT SEATBACK BOARD
a. Remove the 2 screws and seatback board.
Remove And Install Side Airbag Assembly:
3. REMOVE AND INSTALL SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY
a. Remove the 2 yellow hooks and a back hook at the position shown in the illustration.
b. Remove the 2 clamps for wire harness of side airbag installed under the seat, then pull out the wire harness.
c. Remove the side airbag connector from the bracket under the seat.
Remove And Install Side Airbag Assembly:
d. Remove the 2 nuts at the position shown in the illustration and remove the side airbag assembly.
CAUTION:
^ Do not store the side airbag assembly with the airbag deployment direction facing down.
^ Never disassemble the side airbag assembly.
e. Install the side airbag assembly to seat frame.
Torque: 9.0 N.m (92 kgf.cm, 6.7 ft.lbf)
CAUTION:
^ Check that hook shown in the illustration (A) is hanging on the seat frame securely before installing the side airbag assembly.
^ If the hook shown as (A) is not securely hanged, there is fear of incorrect deploying caused by the sliding of seat cover position.
Vehicles Not Involved In Collision:
HINT: Side airbag is designed to inflate breaking up the seams of the seatback cover shown in the illustration.
The position shown in the illustration is made to be hold by installing the side airbag assembly with the hook shown as hanged onto the seat frame.
Remove And Install Side Airbag Assembly:
f. Hang the hook (B) and (C) onto the seat frame.
CAUTION: As well as (A), if not installing (B) hooks securely there is fear of incorrect deploying.
Remove And Install Side Airbag Assembly:
g. Hang the hook (D) onto the seat frame and pass the wire harness through as shown in the illustration, then install clamps at the 2 positions under the seat.
h. Install the side airbag connector to the bracket under the seat.
4. INSTALL FRONT SEATBACK BOARD
a. Install the front seatback board.
5. INSTALL FRONT SEAT
a. Connect the side airbag connector and power seat connector.
b. Install the front seat.