Passenger Airbag: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Ford Edge. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING:
The following procedure prescribes critical repair steps required for correct supplemental restraint system operation during a crash. Follow all notes and steps carefully. Failure to follow step instructions may result in incorrect operation of the supplemental restraint system and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
- Depower the SRS. Refer to: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering .
- Remove the instrument panel upper section. Refer to: Instrument Panel Upper Section .
- Remove the screws and the LH and RH demister ducts.
- Remove the screws and the defrost duct.
- Remove the screws and the air conditioning duct.
- Remove the screws and brackets.
- Disengage the passenger airbag retainers.
- Pull the passenger airbag deployment chute away from the passenger airbag.
- Rotate the passenger airbag out of the deployment chute and disengage the passenger airbag retainers.
- Continue to rotate the passenger airbag and remove it from the deployment chute.