Passenger Airbag: Removal
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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.
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WARNING: Before beginning any service procedure in this article, refer to health and safety warnings in General Information. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.
Refer to: Pyrotechnic Device Health and Safety Precautions .
- 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 passenger airbag anti-rattle brackets.
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- Pull the passenger airbag deployment chute away from the passenger airbag.
- Rotate the passenger airbag out of the deployment chute and disengage the 4 passenger airbag retainers.
- Continue to rotate the passenger airbag and remove it from the deployment chute.