Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Ford Pickup. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

WARNING: The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe a pretensioner electrical connector. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.

NOTE: Repair is made by installing a new part only. If the new part does not correct the condition, install the original part and perform the diagnostic procedure again.

NOTE: If a seat equipped with a supplemental restraint system (SRS) component is being serviced, the SRS must be depowered.

NOTE: The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the RCM fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault.

NOTE: The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

All seats

Remove the seat and depower the SRS. For additional information, refer to SEAT - FRONT .
Remove the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to SEAT BACKREST - FRONT .

Regular cab and SuperCab seats

Remove the 6 front seat frame rear support bolts and the support.
- When installing, install the bolts and torque in the sequence shown.
- To install, tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).
  
  Fig 1: Removing 6 Front Seat Frame Rear Support Bolts And Support
  Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
- Remove the 2 seat track position sensor bracket nuts and sensor.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install the seat and repower the SRS. Do not prove out the system at this time. For additional information, refer to SEAT - FRONT .

Passenger seat

CAUTION: Make sure the seat is completely assembled before rezeroing.

CAUTION: The following precautions must be taken before rezeroing the OCS system:

Make sure the OCS system components are connected and no faults are present.
Make sure the OCS system is not at a temperature below 0°C (32°F) or above 45°C (113°F) when initiating the rezeroing process. If the vehicle has been exposed to extreme cold or hot temperatures, the vehicle must be exposed and kept at a temperature within the limits, 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F) for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Make sure nothing is present on the passenger seat before rezeroing and nothing is placed on the seat during the rezeroing process.
Make sure a minimum 8-second time period has passed after cycling the ignition switch ON before the rezeroing process.

NOTE: For best results in rezeroing, the OCS system should be at or near room temperature, 10°C to 29°C (50°F to 85°F).

NOTE: If the first attempt to rezero the OCS system is unsuccessful, a second attempt must be made.

NOTE: The ignition switch must be cycled after rezeroing the OCS system.

Re-zero the occupant classification sensor.
- With the front passenger seat empty, use a diagnostic tool to trigger the active command and rezero the occupant classification sensor.

NOTE: The ignition switch must be cycled after rezeroing the OCS system.

Cycle the ignition switch from ON to OFF.

All seats

Prove out the supplemental restraint system (SRS) as follows:
Turn the ignition key from ON to OFF. Wait 10 seconds, then turn the key back to ON and visually monitor the air bag indicator with the air bag modules installed. The air bag indicator will light continuously for approximately 6 seconds and then turn OFF. If an air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault is present, the air bag indicator will:
- Fail to light.
- Remain lit continuously.
- Flash.
The flashing might not occur until approximately 30 seconds after the ignition switch has been turned from the OFF to the ON position. This is the time required for the restraints control module (RCM) to complete the testing of the SRS. If the air bag indicator is inoperative and a SRS fault exists, a chime will sound in a pattern of 5 sets of 5 beeps. If this occurs, the air bag indicator and any SRS fault discovered must be diagnosed and repaired.

Clear all continuous DTCs from the restraints control module using a diagnostic tool.