Knee Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing, Driver Side: Removing
-- Move the steering wheel as far up and backward as possible to be able to use the entire steering column adjustment range.
-- Remove the driver side instrument panel cover. Refer to Driver Side Instrument Panel Cover, Removing and Installing .
Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.
Risk of injury.
- Discharge the static electricity: quickly touch the door striker.
-- Remove the bolts -2-.
-- Disengage the knee airbag -1- from the hooks -3- at the crossmember.
-- Carefully remove the knee airbag, until the connector -5- can be disconnected.
-- Release the connector lock -4- with a small flat-head screwdriver in direction of -arrow-.
-- Disconnect the connector from the knee airbag igniter.
-- Store the airbag with the cushion facing upward.