Head Curtain Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing, From My 2011: Removing
- Follow all Safety Precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
- Follow all regulations when disposing of pyrotechnic components. Refer to AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER AND BATTERY CUT-OUT UNITS, STORING, TRANSPORTING AND DISPOSING .
-- Turn on the ignition.
-- Disconnect the battery ground cable with the ignition turned on. Refer to GROUND CABLE WITH BATTERY MONITORING CONTROL MODULE -J367-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING / BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
-- Remove the headliner. Refer to HEADLINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Remove head curtain airbag bolt -3- on the A-pillar.
-- Remove the head-level airbag from the clips -1- and -2-.
Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". This can be done by touching the door striker, for example.
-- Disconnect the connector -1-.
-- To do this, release the connector lock -3- using a small screwdriver -1- and remove the electrical connector -2- from the head curtain airbag.
-- Remove cap nuts -2- and -3-.
-- Detach the clip -6- and the retaining strap clips -5 through 1- for the head curtain airbag from the vehicle body. Use the "spoon" Release Tool VAS1978/17 to forcefully push the clips -5 through 1- into the opening -A- until they hit the stop, as shown in the illustration. Pull the left side of the clip out from the body. Pull the Release Tool Set - Extraction Tool 17 VAS1978/17 back out and "pay attention that the clips on the loosed side do not re-engage". Turn the Release Tool Set - Extraction Tool 17 VAS1978/17 180° and repeat the procedure for the opening -B-.
-- Remove head curtain airbag from vehicle.