Air Bag Deactivation Switch: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Remove wheel center cap and six nuts to left rear wheel and tire assembly.
2. Remove seven fasteners to inner rear splash shield.
3. Disconnect and isolate negative battery cable. Wait two minutes for the reserve capacitor to discharge.
4. Using a paper clip or small tool, remove the headlamp knob by inserting into the bottom of the headlamp knob. Push up with the tool and gently pull rearward until the lock tab releases the knob. Be careful not to break locking tab.
5. Remove five screws to drivers side knee blocker.
6. Remove two screws to steering column upper and lower shrouds. Remove shrouds.
7. Tilt steering wheel down to the lowest position, using the tilt lever.
8. Using a wrench, remove the tilt lever.
9. Install tape over left and right A-pillars to prevent damage to the A-pillar surfaces.
10. Remove five screws to passenger side knee blocker.
11. Using a trim stick (special tool # C-4755) or equivalent, gently pry up on center instrument panel bezel.
12. Disconnect the cigar lighter, power window switches, and rear window defogger (if equipped) wire connectors.
13. Remove eight screws to instrument panel bezel (fascia), and with a trim stick, gently pry rearward.
14. Disconnect instrument panel dimmer and ON/OFF switch wire connectors.
15. Remove instrument panel bezel.

Fig. 10 ON/OFF Switch Location:

16. With bezel on bench, turn over so rear of bezel is facing up. Remove the three screws securing the ON/OFF switch to the instrument panel bezel and remove.

INSTALLATION
1. Install the three screws securing the ON/OFF switch to the instrument panel bezel.
2. Install the instrument panel bezel.
3. Connect the instrument panel dimmer and ON/OFF switch wire connectors.
4. Place the instrument panel bezel into position over retaining slots and install the eight screws to instrument panel bezel (fascia).
5. Connect the cigar lighter, power window switches, and rear window defogger (if equipped) wire connectors.
6. Position the center instrument panel bezel over the retaining slots and firmly snap into place.
7. Install the five screws to passenger side knee blocker.
8. Install the tilt lever.
9. Install the two screws to steering column upper and lower shrouds.
10. Install the five screws to drivers side knee blocker,
11. Install the headlamp knob by firmly snapping into place.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT THE BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE. REFER TO ELECTRICAL, RESTRAINTS, DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - AIRBAG SYSTEM FIRST.

12. Install the left rear inner splash shield and the seven fasteners.
13. Install the left rear wheel and tire assembly, six lug nuts, and center cap Torque nuts to 122 Nm (90 ft. lbs.).