Driver Side Knee Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing: Removing
-- Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
Risk of airbag deployment.
There is a risk of injury.
- Check if the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks.
- If the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks, the DTC memory must be read.
- If >>short circuit to positive<< is a DTC memory entry, disconnect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
- If there is a DTC memory entry, the Guided Fault Finding instructions on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester must always be followed.
- If the airbag indicator lamp does not turn on or blink, or there is no DTC memory entry with >>short circuit to positive<< : switch off the ignition, keep the ignition key outside of the vehicle and wait 10 seconds.
-- Move the steering wheel as far up and backward as possible to be able to use the entire steering column adjustment range.
-- Remove the instrument panel cover on the driver side. Refer to DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Remove the screws -A arrows-.
-- Disengage the knee airbag -1- with the brackets on the crossmember.
-- Carefully remove the knee airbag with the brackets, until the connector can be disconnected.
Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.
There is a risk of injury.
- Discharge static electricity by briefly touching the door striker.
-- Release the connector lock -2- with a small flat-head screwdriver -arrow B-.
-- Disconnect the connector -1- from the knee airbag igniter.
Bracket, Removing:
-- Place the knee airbag on a soft surface with the collision cushion facing upward.
-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.
-- Remove the bracket -1 and 2-.
Risk of airbag deployment
There is a risk of injury.
- Store the airbag with the cushion facing upward.