Driver/Front Passenger Side Rear Thorax Airbag Crash Sensor G256/G257, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the sill panel. Refer to Sill Panel, Removing and Installing .

-- Fold the insulation mat over the crash sensor.

CAUTION:

Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.

Risk of injury.

- Discharge the static electricity: quickly touch the door striker.

-- Remove the bolt -arrow- and remove the thorax airbag crash sensor -1- from the body.

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-- Disconnect the connector -2-.

-- 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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