Passenger Airbag

Passenger Airbag

Removing

• Always read the General Safety Precautions before working on airbags, belt tensioners and battery cut-out units (pyrotechnical components). Refer to => [ Airbag, Belt Tensioner and Battery Cut-Out Units, General Safety Precautions ] Airbag, Belt Tensioner and Battery Cut-Out Units, General Safety Precautions.

• Note the special instructions for the driver and passenger airbags. Refer to => [ Driver and Passenger Airbag, Special Notes ] Driver and Passenger Airbag, Special Notes.

- Disconnect the battery.

- Remove the glove compartment. Refer to => [ Glove Compartment ] Glove Compartment

Electrostatic discharges can lead to unintended deployment of the airbag. Therefore, the technician must discharge static electricity from the body before disconnecting the ignition wire and ground wire. This is done, for example, by briefly touching the body or the door striker or pin.

- Disconnect wiring harness from front passenger side airbag.

- Remove the two bolts - 1 -.

- Remove the two bolts - 2 -.

- Remove passenger airbag from mount in instrument panel.






Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal.

• Screws - 1 - and - 2 - are to be inserted with locking compound D 197 300 A1.

• Tightening specification for screws is 8 Nm.






- Switch on ignition.

Make sure no one is in the vehicle.

- Connect the battery.