Air Bag Control Module: Service and Repair

CAUTION: When servicing the air bag diagnostic monitor with a blown internal thermal fuse (DTC 51), find and repair all wire damage or shorts. A blown air bag diagnostic monitor can be used to find electrical faults without replacing components unnecessarily. The Testing and Inspection portion of this section is written to give safety first priority.

REMOVAL and INSTALLATION
1. Disconnect battery positive cable and wait one minute for backup power supply energy to be depleted.

WARNING: The electrical circuit necessary for system deployment is powered directly from the battery and backup power supply. To avoid accidental deployment and possible personal injury, the battery positive cable must be disconnected for one minute prior to servicing or replacing any system components.






2. Locate air bag diagnostic monitor beneath and to the left of the steering column and disconnect the two connectors.

3. Depress tabs retaining air bag diagnostic monitor to air bag monitor bracket. Slide air bag diagnostic monitor off air bag monitor bracket.

4. Disconnect wiring connectors on air bag diagnostic monitor. Remove air bag diagnostic monitor.

5. For installation, follow removal procedures in reverse order.

6. Run system prove out check.