Seat Position Sensor, Removing And Installing: Removing

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WARNING:

Follow the General Safety Precautions when working with airbags and with the passenger occupant detection system for deactivating the front passenger airbag. Refer to AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER AND BATTERY CUT-OUT UNITS, GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS and PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
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.

-- Remove the front passenger seat. Refer to SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove screw -3- and (0.3 Nm ) and seat position sensor -4- from the seat pan lower frame.

Fig 1: Identifying Clip -1-, Protective Hose -2-, Screw -3- And Seat Position Sensor -4-

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CAUTION:

Do not damage the insulation on the individual wires.

-- Cut protective hose -2- to just in front of clip -1-.

-- Cut through both electrical wires at the places marked with -arrow A- and -arrow B- to approximately ¹ /₃ to ² /₃ of the free length.