Body and Paint
Side Curtain Airbag. Removal and Installation
In this manual: Body and Paint
12steps
~72min
4/5difficulty
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Removal
- Disarm the SRS.
Refer to: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Disarming and Re-arming (501-20B Supplemental Restraint Systems, General Procedures). - Remove the headliner.
Refer to: Headliner - 4-Door (501-05 Interior Trim and Ornamentation, Removal and Installation).
Refer to: Headliner - 5-Door (501-05 Interior Trim and Ornamentation, Removal and Installation). - Disconnect the side curtain air bag electrical connector.

- Vehicles with power sunroof: remove the retainers and bracket.

- Remove the bolts.
Torque: 80 lb-in (9 N·m)
- Remove the pin-type retainer.

- Remove the bolts.
- Remove the bolts.
Torque: 80 lb-in (9 N·m)
- Remove the pin-type retainer.

- Remove the bolts.
- Disconnect the side curtain airbag bracket and pin retainers.

- Disconnect the side curtain airbag retainers from the sheet metal.

- Disconnect the side curtain airbag retainer from the sheet metal.

Remove the side curtain airbag.- Slide the side curtain airbag rearward.
- Disconnect the T-tab from the sheet metal and remove the side curtain airbag.

Installation
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Re-arm the SRS.
Refer to: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Disarming and Re-arming (501-20B Supplemental Restraint Systems, General Procedures).
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