Disabling & Activating Air Bag System

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WARNING: Accidental air bag deployment is possible. Personal injury may result. Read and follow all service precautions. See AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .

Place front wheels in straight-ahead position. Turn ignition switch to LOCK position and remove ignition key. Remove AIR BAG fuse from AIR BAG fuse box. See Fig 1.
Disengage Connector Position Assurance (CPA) clip from driver-side air bag connector and disconnect connector.
Pull top of glove box outward while depressing stops. Allow glove box to fall toward passenger seat. Disengage CPA clip and disconnect passenger-side air bag module connector. See Fig 2.
To activate air bag system, turn ignition switch to LOCK position and remove key. Reconnect driver-side and passenger-side air bag module connectors. Install AIR BAG fuse in fuse box. Go to SYSTEM OPERATION CHECK .

Fig 1: Identifying Driver-side Air Bag Module Connector

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Fig 2: Identifying Passenger-side Air Bag Module Connector

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