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Curtain Airbag: Removal

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WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, 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.
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, 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.
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, 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.
NOTE: 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. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - 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. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT DEPLOYMENT) .
Fig 1: Remove/Install Side Curtain Airbag Body Wire Harness Connector
GC0027729Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  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. (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/HEADLINER - REMOVAL) .
  3. Disconnect the body wire harness connector (2) for the side curtain airbag from the connector receptacle at the back of the inflator (1) on the roof side rail (3) near the D-pillar.
    Fig 2: Remove/Install Side Curtain Airbag
    GC0027730Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  4. Disengage the two plastic retainers, then the hook that secure the side curtain airbag front tether to the inner A-pillar.
  5. Remove the six screws that secure the side curtain airbag channel to the J-nuts in the inner roof side rail.
  6. Disengage the two plastic push-in fasteners that secure the channel to the roof side rail at the top of the B-pillar.
  7. Disengage the two plastic push-in fasteners that secure the channel to the roof side rail at the top of the C-pillar.
  8. Remove the two screws that secure the inflator mounting bracket to the U-nuts in the inner roof side rail.
  9. Disengage the integral hooks on the inflator mounting bracket from the locating holes in the roof side rail.
  10. Remove the side curtain airbag from the vehicle as a unit.
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