Side Curtain Airbag

SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG
The following procedure is for replacement of a faulty or damaged side curtain airbag. If the airbag is faulty or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. If the side curtain airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle.

WARNING:
- ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, DRIVER AIRBAG, PASSENGER AIRBAG, FRONT IMPACT SENSOR, SIDE IMPACT SENSOR, SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.

- WHEN REMOVING A DEPLOYED AIRBAG, RUBBER GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION, AND A LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT SHOULD BE WORN. THERE MAY BE DEPOSITS ON THE AIRBAG UNIT AND OTHER INTERIOR SURFACES. IN LARGE DOSES, THESE DEPOSITS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE SKIN AND EYES.

- USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, OR BECOMING ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG CUSHION AND THE HEADLINER. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the headliner from the vehicle.

Fig. 47 Side Curtain Airbag Inflator:

3. Disconnect the side curtain airbag inflator pigtail wire from the body wire harness connector for the inflator on the upper D-pillar.
4. Disengage the side curtain airbag rear tether hook and plastic retainer clip from the slot in the roof rail near the D-pillar.

Fig. 48 Side Curtain Airbag Remove/Install:

5. Disengage the side curtain airbag front tether hook and plastic retainer clip from the slot in the lower A-pillar.
6. Disengage the side curtain airbag front tether plastic retainer from the hole in the upper A-pillar.
7. Remove the nine screws that secure the side curtain airbag channel and inflator mounting bracket to the spring nuts in the roof side rail.
8. Grasp the extruded plastic channel of the side curtain airbag firmly and pull it straight away from the body far enough to disengage all three plastic push-in fasteners that secure it to the locating holes in the roof side rail.
9. Grasp the inflator of the side curtain airbag firmly and pull it straight away from the body far enough to disengage the push-in fastener that secures it to the locating hole in the roof side rail.
10. Remove the side curtain airbag from the vehicle as a unit.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the side curtain airbag into the vehicle as a unit.
2. Align the push-in fastener that secures the inflator of the side curtain airbag to the locating hole in the roof side rail and, using hand pressure, push firmly on the retainer until it is fully seated.
3. Align the three push-in fasteners that secure the extruded plastic channel of the side curtain air- bag to the locating holes in the roof side rail and, using hand pressure, push firmly on each retainer until it is fully seated.
4. Install and tighten the nine screws that secure the side curtain airbag channel and inflator mounting bracket to the spring nuts in the roof side rail. Tighten the screws to 6 Nm (50 in. lbs.).
5. Align the side curtain airbag front tether plastic retainer with the hole in the upper A-pillar and, using hand pressure, push firmly on the retainer until it is fully seated.
6. Engage the side curtain airbag front tether hook and plastic retainer clip into the slot in the lower A-pillar.
7. Engage the side curtain airbag rear tether hook and plastic retainer clip into the slot in the roof rail near the D-pillar.
8. Reconnect the side curtain airbag inflator pigtail wire connector to the body wire harness connector for the inflator on the upper D-pillar.
9. Reinstall the headliner into the vehicle.
10. Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at this time. The supplemental restraint system verification test procedure should be performed following service of any supplemental restraint system component.