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Disabling System (Saturn, ION)

  1. Before proceeding, follow air bag service precautions. See SERVICE PRECAUTIONS . Turn front wheels to straight-ahead position. Turn ignition off and remove key. Locate and remove AIR BAG fuse from Body Control Module (BCM) fuse center located under center of instrument panel. Wait one minute.
    2. CAUTION: Use care when working around the roof rail inflator module because sharp objects may puncture the roof rail air bag and the air bag will not deploy correctly.

  2. Zone 2 Or 6 (Coupe)
    To disable inflatable restraint roof rail module and seat belt pretensioner located in Zone 2 (left) or Zone 6 (right), using a small, flat-bladed tool, pry off upper lock pillar garnish molding screw covers. Remove screws from upper lock pillar garnish molding. Remove rear defroster harness to prevent damage. Pull at clip locations to disengage garnish molding and remove upper garnish molding. Carefully disengage lower tabs from lower garnish molding on lock pillar and remove garnish molding from upper lock pillar. Remove Connector Position Assurance (CPA) clip from roof rail module connector and disconnect module connector from vehicle harness connector. See Fig 1. Lower headliner to access left front seat belt pretensioner connector. Remove CPA clip from seat belt pretensioner connector and disconnect pretensioner connector. See Fig 2.

  3. Zone 2 Or 6 (Sedan)

    To disable inflatable restraint roof rail module and seat belt pretensioner located in Zone 2 (left) or Zone 6 (right), remove lower center pillar trim. Remove CPA clip from front seat belt pretensioner connector and disconnect seat belt pretensioner connector from vehicle harness connector. See Fig 3. Remove garnish molding from upper lock pillar. Remove CPA clip from roof rail module connector and disconnect roof rail module connector from vehicle harness connector. See Fig 1.

  4. Zone 3

    To disable driver air bag module and coil located in SIR Zone 3, remove driver side outer trim cover from instrument panel. See Fig 4. Remove CPA clip from driver air bag module coil connector and disconnect module connector from vehicle harness connector.

  5. Zone 5

    To disable passenger air bag module SIR Zone 5, remove passenger side outer trim cover from instrument panel. Remove CPA clip from passenger air bag module connector and disconnect module connector from vehicle harness connector. See Fig 5.

  6. Zone 8

    To disable inflatable restraint Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) located in SIR Zone 8, disable Zones 2, 3, 5 and 6. Remove CPA clip from components Yellow connector. Disconnect components Yellow connector from vehicle harness Yellow connectors.
Fig 1: Locating Left Roof Rail Module Connector, Right Side Is Similar (Saturn, ION & L Series)
G00077860Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Fig 2: Locating Left Seat Belt Pretensioner, Right Side Is Similar (Saturn, ION Coupe)
G00077861Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Fig 3: Locating Left Seat Belt Pretensioner, Right Is Similar (Saturn, ION Sedan)
G00077862Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Fig 4: Locating Driver Air Bag Module Coil Connector (Saturn, ION)
G00077863Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Fig 5: Locating Passenger Air Bag Module Connector (Saturn, ION)
G00077864Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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