Head Curtain Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing: Removing: Notes
-- Tilt backrests forward 45°.
- Follow all Safety Precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING WITH PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS .
- Follow all regulations when disposing of pyrotechnic components. Refer to AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER AND BATTERY CUT-OUT UNITS, STORING, TRANSPORTING AND DISPOSING (PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS) .
-- Disconnect the battery Ground (GND) cable with the ignition turned on. Refer to BATTERY .
-- Remove the upper instrument panel cover. Refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL UPPER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Sedan
-- Remove the headliner and lay it on the seats, do not remove the windshield. Refer to HEADLINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, SEDAN .
Wagon
-- Remove the headliner. Refer to HEADLINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, AVANT .
Continuation for All Vehicles
- Remove the headliner and lay it on the seats when performing the following work. Do this very carefully because the headliner can be creased easily.
- Replace the headliner if it is bent.
-- Remove the clips -1 and 2- from the A-pillar.
- Remove the head curtain airbag from the clips as carefully as possible.
- Small tears in the head curtain airbag dust protector material can be serviced with a repair patch.
- Replace the head curtain airbag if a long tear occurs in the material for the dust protector during removal.
-- Disengage the head curtain airbag -1- from the clip -2- as carefully as possible -arrow-.
-- Remove the clips -arrows- for the head curtain airbag -2- with pliers (side cutters) -1-.
The clip -3- will get damaged during the removal.
Be careful not to damage the head curtain airbag while removing it.