Sensor, Impact: Removal: Front
To avoid serious or fatal injury, never strike or drop the front impact sensor, as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its calibration. The front impact sensor enables the system to deploy the front supplemental restraints. If an impact sensor is accidentally dropped during service, the sensor must be scrapped and replaced with a new unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper front supplemental restraint deployment.
- Disconnect and isolate the negative cable from the battery. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.WARNING:
Wait two minutes for the airbag system reserve capacitor to discharge before beginning any airbag system or component service. Failure to do so may result in accidental airbag deployment, which may result in serious or fatal injury.
NOTE:If replacing the left front impact sensor, the air intake system needs to be removed.
- Disconnect the front impact sensor electrical connector (3).
- Remove the two front impact sensor retaining screws (2).
- Remove the impact sensor.