Front Passenger Airbag Deactivation Key Switch -E224-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Installing

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WARNING:

Follow all Safety Precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to PYROTECHNIC, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM COMPONENTS, SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND TESTING PROCEDURES .

Install in reverse order of removal. Observe the following when doing so:

WARNING:

Before handling airbag units (for example, disconnecting electrical connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". This can be done by touching the door striker, for example.

-- Make sure the Front Passenger Airbag Deactivation Key Switch -E224- audibly engages in housing.

-- Insert rear retaining tabs -1- on the housing in the glove compartment and clip in front retaining tabs -arrows-.

Fig 1: Installing Retaining Tabs On Glove Compartment Housing

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-- Tighten the bolts -2 -.

WARNING:

Ignition must be on when connecting battery. If pyrotechnic components (for example, airbag, belt tensioner) are not repaired correctly, they may deploy unintentionally after connecting battery. Maintain personal safety when connecting the battery by staying out of airbag deployment areas, keeping a distance from belt tensioners/seat belts and ensuring no other people are in the vehicle interior at the moment when the battery is connected.

-- Switch on ignition.

-- Turn on the ignition and connect the battery ground cable. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .

-- If the Airbag Indicator Lamp -K75- indicates a fault, check the DTC memory, erase it and check it again using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.