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Alarm Module: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the steering column opening cover from the instrument panel.
3. If the vehicle is so equipped, grasp the tilt steering column knob firmly and pull it straight rearward to remove it from the tilt steering column adjuster mechanism lever located on the left side of the column just below the multi-function switch control stalk.
4. From below the steering column, remove the two outboard screws that secure the upper shroud to the lower shroud.
5. Push gently inward on both sides of the upper shroud near the parting line between the upper and lower shrouds to release the snap features that secure it to the lower shroud.
6. Remove the upper shroud from the lower shroud.
7. From below the steering column, remove the one center screw that secures the lower shroud to the steering column lock housing.
8. Remove the lower shroud from the steering column.

Fig.10 Sentry Key Immobilizer Module:




9. Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector for the Sentry Key Immobilizer Module (SKIM) from the SKIM connector receptacle.
10. Remove the screw that secures the SKIM to the steering column lock housing.
11. Disengage the SKIM antenna ring from around the ignition lock cylinder housing.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the Sentry Key Immobilizer Module (SKIM) onto the steering column with the antenna ring oriented around the ignition lock cylinder housing.
2. Install and tighten the screw that secures the SKIM to the steering column lock housing. Tighten the screw to 2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
3. Reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector for the SKIM to the SKIM connector receptacle.
4. Position the lower shroud onto the steering column.
5. From below the steering column, install and tighten the one center screw that secures the lower shroud to the steering column lock housing. Tighten the screw to 2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
6. Position the upper shroud onto the steering column. If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission, be certain to engage the gearshift lever gap hider into the openings in the right side of the upper and lower shrouds.
7. Align the snap features on the upper shroud with the receptacles on the lower shroud and apply hand pressure to snap them together.
8. From below the steering column, install and tighten the two screws that secure the upper shroud to the lower shroud. Tighten the screws to 2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
9. If the vehicle is so equipped, align the tilt steering column knob with the tilt steering column adjuster mechanism lever located on the left side of the column just below the multi-function switch control stalk and using hand pressure push the knob firmly onto the lever.
10. Reinstall the steering column opening cover onto the instrument panel.
11. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
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