Inspection and Verification
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Montego, 2005 Ford Freestyle, and 2005 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Verify the customer concern by checking the air bag indicator in the instrument cluster module. For additional information, refer to PROVE OUT THE SYSTEM .
- Visually inspect for obvious signs of mechanical and electrical damage, using the following chart.VISUAL INSPECTION CHART
Mechanical Electrical - Damaged restraints control module (RCM) bracket
- Damaged front crash severity sensor(s) or bracket
- Damaged side impact sensor(s) or bracket
- Open fuse(s)
- Damaged wiring harness
- Loose or corroded connectors
- Circuitry open/shorted
- Damaged shorting bars
- If the concern is not visually evident, use the diagnostic tool to retrieve diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) and carry out the on-demand self test.
- If the on-demand self test is passed and no DTCs are retrieved, GO to SYMPTOM CHART .
- If DTCs are retrieved, refer to the RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE (RCM) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) TABLE .