Removal And Installation: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2020 Jeep Renegade. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbags, airbag curtains, knee blocker, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect the Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS)/negative battery cable assembly from the negative battery post, 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 SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal 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.

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NOTE:

The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged Passenger Air Bag (PAB). If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Refer to HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS . If the PAB has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. Refer to SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT .

Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. If equipped with an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS), disconnect the IBS connector first before disconnecting the negative battery cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
Remove the glove box from the instrument panel. Refer to GLOVE BOX, INSTRUMENT PANEL, REMOVAL .
Reach through the instrument panel glove box opening to access and remove the fasteners (3a) that secure the Passenger AirBag (PAB) lower mounting bracket (3b) to the instrument panel carrier.
Reach through the instrument panel glove box opening to access and disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector (2) from the PAB jumper wire harness connector.

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Remove the PAB and instrument panel cover (1a) as a unit from the instrument panel carrier. Refer to COVER, INSTRUMENT PANEL, REMOVAL .
Place the instrument panel cover on a suitable work surface with the top facing down. If the cover will be reused, be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the cover from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.

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Disengage each of the hooks (2c) on the rear side of the PAB housing (1a) from the windows in the rearward vertical wall of the PAB retainer or chute (1b) on the underside of the top cover. To disengage the hooks, use a suitable prying tool to pull the upper edge of the receptacle wall outward far enough to disengage the hooks on the adjacent edge of the PAB housing.
With all of the hooks on the rear side of the PAB housing disengaged from the retainer, rotate that side of the housing upward far enough to disengage the hooks (2b) on the forward side of the housing from the rearward vertical wall of the retainer (2a).
With all of the hooks disengaged, lift the PAB housing, inflator and cushion as a unit from the receptacle of the PAB retainer or chute on the underside of the instrument panel top cover.