Side Curtain Air Bag - Removal

REMOVAL

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) 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 SRS. 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 headliner. 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. Service and Repair . 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. Service and Repair .





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the headliner from the vehicle. Headliner - Removal.
3. Disconnect the body wire harness connector (1) for the Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) (4) from the connector receptacle on the inflator on the inner roof rail above the B-pillar.
4. Remove the five screws (3) that secure the SABIC to the inner roof rail and the airbag support bracket (5).
5. Disengage the plastic push-in fasteners (2), then the T-hook that secures the end of each front and rear SABIC tether in the slots in the inner A-pillar and C-pillar sheet metal.
6. Disengage the remaining plastic push-in fasteners that secure the SABIC to the A-pillar, the inner roof rail and the airbag support bracket at the top of the C-pillar.
7. Grasp the SABIC inflator firmly and pull it away sharply to disengage the snap-in fastener from the inner roof rail above the B-pillar.
8. Remove the SABIC from the vehicle as a unit.