Section 251 (Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System)
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Monterey and 2004 Ford Freestar. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Description & Operation
- Component Locations
- System Operation Check
- Air Bag Safety Precautions
- Disabling & Activating Air Bag System
- Notes
- Disabling System
- Activating System
- General Activating Procedure (With Side Curtain & Side Airbags, Seats Removed)
- Diagnostics Activating Procedure (Without Side Curtain & Side AIR Bags)
- Diagnostics Activating Procedure (With Side Curtain & Side AIR Bags, Seats Installed)
- Diagnostics Activating Procedure (With Side Curtain & Side AIR Bags, Seats Removed)
- Computer Relearn (With Side Curtain & Side Air Bags, Seats Removed)
- Air Bag Simulator (With Side Curtain & Side Air Bags, Seats Removed)
- Disposal Procedures
- Notes
- Deployed Air Bag Or PRETENSIONER (With Side Curtain & Side Air Bags, Seats Removed)
- UNDEPLOYED Air Bag Or PRETENSIONER-Faulty Unit (With Side Curtain & Side Air Bags, Seats Removed)
- Scrapped Vehicle (With Side Curtain & Side Air Bags, Seats Removed)
- Notes
- Remote Deployment Of Dual-stage Driver-side AIR Bag (With Side Curtain & Side AIR Bags, Seats Removed)
- Remote Deployment Of Dual-stage Passenger-side AIR Bag (With Side Curtain & Side AIR Bags, Seats Removed)
- Remote Deployment Of Side Curtain AIR Bag Module (With Side Curtain & Side AIR Bags, Seats Removed)
- Remote Deployment Of Side AIR Bag Module (With Side Curtain & Side AIR Bags, Seats Removed)
- Remote Deployment Of Seat Belt Pretensioners (With Side Curtain & Side AIR Bags, Seats Removed)
- Post-Collision Inspection
- Removal & Installation
- Notes
- CLOCKSPRING
- Driver-Side Air Bag Module
- Front Crash Sensor
- Front Seat
- Front Side Crash Sensor
- Headliner
- Instrument Cluster
- Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS)
- Passenger-Side Air Bag Deactivation (Pad) Indicator (Service Kit OCS)
- Passenger-Side Air Bag Module
- Rear Side Crash Sensor
- Restraints Control Module (RCM)
- Right Front Seat Belt/Seat Belt Tension Sensor Assembly
- Seat Belt Buckle PRETENSIONER/Switch Assembly
- Seat Track Position Sensor
- Side Air Bag Module
- Side Curtain Air Bag Bridge Resistor
- Side Curtain Air Bag Module
- Adjustments
- Torque Specifications
- Diagnostics
- Diagnostic Tests
- Test A: Air Bag Warning Light On Continuously-RCM Disconnected Or Inoperative
- Test B: Air Bag Warning Light Circuit Open Or Short To Ground (DTC B1869)
- Test C: Air Bag Warning Light Circuit Short To Battery (DTC B1870)
- Test D: Pad Warning Light Failure (DTC B1884)
- Test E: Pad Warning Light Circuit Short To Battery (DTC B1890)
- Test F: Air Bag Tone Warning Indicator Circuit Short To Battery (DTC B1891)
- Test G: Air Bag Tone Warning Indicator Circuit Short To Ground Or Open (DTC B1892)
- Test H: Air Bag Diagnostic Monitor Ground Circuit Open (DTC B1921)
- Test I: Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) Failure (DTC B2290)
- Test J: Restraint System-Seat Belt PRETENSIONER Status (DTC B2292)
- Test K: Restraint System-Air Bag Status (DTC B2293)
- Test L: Restraint System-Side Curtain Air Bag Status (DTC B2294)
- Test M: Side Air Bag Fault (DTC B2295)
- Test N: Restraint System-Crash Sensor Status (DTC B2296)
- Test O: Left Seat Belt Buckle Switch Circuit Open (DTC B2432)
- Test P: Left Seat Belt Buckle Switch Circuit Short To Battery (DTC B2433)
- Test Q: Left Seat Belt Buckle Circuit Short To Ground (DTC B2434)
- Test R: Left Seat Belt Buckle Circuit Resistance Out Of Range (DTC B2435)
- Test S: Right Seat Belt Buckle Switch Open (DTC B2436)
- Test T: Right Seat Belt Buckle Switch Short To Battery (DTC B2437)
- Test U: Right Seat Belt Buckle Circuit Short To Ground (DTC B2438)
- Test V: Right Seat Belt Buckle Circuit Resistance Out Of Range (DTC B2439)
- Test W: Belt Tension Sensor Fault (DTC B2909)
- Test X: Incorrect Vehicle Identification (DTC C1414)
- Test Y: Seat Track Position Sensor Open (DTC C1946)
- Test Z: Seat Track Position Sensor Circuit Short To Ground (DTC C1947)
- Test Aa: Seat Track Position Sensor Circuit Resistance Out Of Range (DTC C1948)
- Test Ab: Seat Track Position Sensor Circuit Short To Battery (DTC B1982)
- Test Ac: No Communication With RCM
- Wiring Diagrams