Glove Compartment: Testing and Inspection
STANDARD PROCEDURE - GLOVE BOX ROLL DOWNWARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Open the glove box until the integral stops on the back edge of the glove box bin are resting against the rubber stop bumpers in the upper glove box opening reinforcement.
Fig. 16 Glove Box Damper:
3. Using hand pressure, lift upward on the arm of the pneumatic glove box door damper on the outboard side of the glove box bin to unsnap the damper connector feature from the keyed slot in the bin.
4. Reach into the glove box and with the middle finger of each hand, deflect the rubber flap of the two glove box stop bumpers on the upper glove box opening reinforcement toward the front of the vehicle.
Glove Box Roll Down:
5. With the glove box stop bumpers deflected, roll the glove box door downward until the integral stops on the back edge of the glove box bin pass through the rubber stop bumper openings in the upper glove box opening reinforcement.
6. Before rolling the glove box back up into the instrument panel, grasp the pneumatic glove box damper arm and pull the connector feature rearward to the end of its travel. The rubber stop bumpers will be deflected automatically by the integral stops on the back of the glove box when the glove box is rolled back up into the instrument panel.
7. With the glove box stops oriented behind the stop bumpers, position the connector feature of the damper to the keyed slot on the outboard end of the glove box bin.
8. Using hand pressure, press downward on the damper arm until the damper connector feature snaps back into the keyed slot.