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Driver Side Rear Thorax Airbag Crash Sensor -G256-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing

WARNING:

Risk of injury due to involuntary deployment.

-- Move the front seats into the most forward position and position the backrest all the way toward the front.

-- Disconnect the battery ground cable with the ignition turned on. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .

-- Remove the rear bench seat. Refer to BENCH SEAT/SINGLE SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the center console rear trim. Refer to CENTER CONSOLE REAR TRIM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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-- Push the rear carpet forward near the center tunnel and remove the insulation.

-- Remove the bolt -2- and the thorax airbag crash sensor -3- from the body.

WARNING:

Risk of injury due to involuntary deployment.

  • Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". For example, this can be done by briefly touching the door striker.

-- Disconnect the connector -1-.

-- To do this pull out the connector lock -2-, push down -arrow-, and disconnect the connector -1- on the crash sensor.

Fig 1: Identifying Connector & Connector Lock
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