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- Enabling the SIR System

INSTALL OR CONNECT
^ Turn the ignition switch to "LOCK" and remove key.

1. Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) (3) connector to harness assembly (98) connector.
2. Yellow 2-way SIR connector and Connector Position Assurance (CPA) to passenger inflator module pigtail.
3. Sound insulator - RH.
4. Yellow 2-way connector and CPA near the base of the steering column.
5. Sound insulator - LH.
6. "AIR BAG" fuse 1C to I/P fuse block.
^ Turn ignition switch to "RUN" and verify that the "AIR BAG" warning lamp flashes 7 times and then turns "OFF". If it does not operate as described, perform the "SIR Diagnostic System Check".

NOTE: Before doing any service procedures, removal of Inflator Module and Steering Wheel is needed. Columns equipped with SIR and Redundant Steering Wheel Control (RSWC) will have SIR Coils with two wire leads. SIR wire leads are yellow with a yellow connector shroud. RSWC wire leads are gray with black connectors. Refer to "Disabling the SIR System".