Passenger Airbag On/Off Indicator: Removal

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.

Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the inboard grab handle end cap upwards at the parting line between the cap and the grab handle far enough to disengage the cap from the handle. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Grab Handle End Cap Remove

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1 - INBOARD END CAP

2 - TRIM STICK

3 - GRAB HANDLE

4 - INDICATOR

Pull the end cap away from the instrument panel far enough to access and disconnect the wire harness connector for the passenger airbag on/off indicator from the indicator connector receptacle on the back of the indicator housing. See Fig 2.

Fig 2: Passenger Airbag On/Off Indicator Remove/Install

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1 - INDICATOR HOUSING

2 - INBOARD END CAP

3 - CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE

4 - LATCH (2)

From the back of the inboard end cap, depress the two latches toward the indicator housing and push the indicator out through the face of the end cap.