Head Curtain Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing: Installing

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Install in the reverse order of removal while noting the following:

Conditions

After the head curtain airbag has ignited, the respective Right Rear Midrange Speaker 2 -R340- / Left Rear Midrange Speaker 2 -R341- must be replaced. Refer to COMPONENT LOCATION OVERVIEW - SOUND SYSTEM .

CAUTION:

Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.

Risk of injury.

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

-- Hook the rear head curtain airbag -1- in the mount on the body -arrow A-.

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-- Engage the front head curtain airbag -1- in the mount -arrow B- and tighten.

-- Connect the connector -1- to the airbag igniter -arrow A-.

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-- Press in the connector lock -2- -arrow B-. While doing this, the connector is pushed into the airbag igniter and locks into place.

Conditions

Make sure the wires are not pinched.
Make sure the "colored strip" is visible along the entire length. This will ensure that the head curtain airbag is NOT twisted.

CAUTION:

Pyrotechnical components can deploy unexpectedly.

A risk of injury is possible.

- Keep as far away as possible from the pyrotechnic component when switching the ignition on.

-- If the battery was disconnected, perform the required steps after connecting the battery. Refer to BATTERY A, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING, VEHICLES WITHOUT ALTERNATIVE DRIVE SYSTEM, (0K0) , or BATTERY A, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING, VEHICLES WITH HIGH-VOLTAGE SYSTEM, (0K3) , or BATTERY A, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING, VEHICLES WITH ALTERNATIVE DRIVE SYSTEM, (0K4) .