Safety airbag-23
Driver’s and passengers’ side safety airbag module (DAB, PAB), clock spring
Caution
1. Continue the operation 60 seconds after the removal of accumulator negative. Wrap the negative with insulating
tape for insulation.
2. Safety airbag module and clock spring must not be separated nor repaired, replace the failed ones with new ones.
3. Please pay high attention when using the safety airbag module and clock spring, do not let them fall on the ground
nor fall into water or oil. Moreover, replace the depressed, crack or deformed ones with new ones.
4. After the safety airbag module is released, keep the released side up, store it somewhere flat and do not lay anything
on it.
5. The safety airbag module must not be stored in a place with the temperature above 93
.
6. The released safety airbag module must be replaced with a new one, at the same time test the clock spring, replace
it with a new one if something unusual with it.
7. Use gloves and protection glasses during operating the released safety airbag.
8. The unreleased safety airbag must be abandoned after its release.
Caution
During the removal, the wring harness connector clip must be removed before the removal of other wring harness
connector clips in order to avoid the possible improper release caused by static interferences, which is reversal to the
case of installation.
1. Removal and installation
Driver’s side safety airbag module, passengers’ side safety airbag module, clock spring.
2. Operations before removal.
a. Take out the ignition switch key after the steering wheel and front wheel in straightforward direction.
b. Remove the connections of accumulator negative
3. Driver’s side safety airbag module removal procedure
a. Screw off the bolts of two sides, as showed in Figure 8-1
b. Shut off the wiring harness connector clip
c. Remove the safety airbag module assembly
d. Remove the steering wheel
4. Passengers’ side safety airbag module removal procedure
a. Remove all the trim covers and glove boxes of instrument panel separate the PAB module’s airbag wiring harness connector
clip from the safety airbag’s PAB side one.
b. Remove M6 bolts and separate PAB module from instrument panel armed beam.
c. Remove the instrument panel itself.
d. Remove the M5bolts of two sides of four PAB modules.
5. Clock spring removal procedure
a. Remove DAB module (shut off the connecting connector clip)
b. Carefully remove the steer
c. Open the combined switch upper shield, find and shut off the bottom wring harness connector clip
d. Remove the clock spring from the steer
6. Driver’s side safety airbag module (DAB) and its installation procedure