airbag door is serviced as a unit with the airbag
module. If an airbag module assembly is defective
and non-deployed, refer to the Chrysler Corporation
current parts return list in the Warranty Policies
and Procedures manual for the proper handling
procedures.
THE AIRBAG MODULE INFLATOR ASSEM-
BLY CONTAINS SODIUM AZIDE AND POTAS-
SIUM NITRATE. THESE MATERIALS ARE
POISONOUS AND EXTREMELY FLAMMA-
BLE. CONTACT WITH ACID, WATER OR
HEAVY METALS MAY PRODUCE HARMFUL
AND
IRRITATING
GASES
(SODIUM
HY-
DROXIDE IS FORMED IN THE PRESENCE
OF MOISTURE) OR COMBUSTIBLE COM-
POUNDS, IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER
AIRBAG MODULE CONTAINS ARGON GAS
PRESSURIZED TO OVER 2500 PSI. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO DISMANTLE AN AIRBAG MOD-
ULE OR TAMPER WITH ITS INFLATOR. DO
NOT PUNCTURE, INCINERATE OR BRING
INTO CONTACT WITH ELECTRICITY. DO
NOT STORE AT TEMPERATURES EXCEED-
ING 93°C (200°F).
A yellow quick disconnect connector is located
under the steering column at the lower edge of the
knee blocker panel. This connector when discon-
nected will disable both the DAB and PAB module.
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS A SENSITIVE,
COMPLEX
ELECTROMECHANICAL
UNIT.
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE OR
SERVICE ANY AIRBAG SYSTEM OR RE-
LATED STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COL-
UMN OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPO-
NENTS, YOU MUST FIRST DISCONNECT
AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE
(GROUND) CABLE. WAIT TWO MINUTES
FOR THE SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DIS-
CHARGE BEFORE FURTHER SYSTEM SER-
VICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO
DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE
TO DO THIS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDEN-
TAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE
PERSONAL INJURY.
REPLACE
AIRBAG
SYSTEM
COMPO-
NENTS ONLY WITH PARTS SPECIFIED IN
THE CHRYSLER MOPAR PARTS CATALOG.
SUBSTITUTE PARTS MAY APPEAR INTER-
CHANGEABLE, BUT INTERNAL DIFFER-
ENCES MAY RESULT IN INFERIOR OCCU-
PANT
PROTECTION.
THE
FASTENERS,
SCREWS AND BOLTS ORIGINALLY USED
FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM COMPONENTS
HAVE SPECIAL COATINGS AND ARE SPE-
CIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE AIRBAG
SYSTEM.
THEY
MUST
NEVER
BE
RE-
PLACED WITH ANY SUBSTITUTES. ANY-
TIME A NEW FASTENER IS NEEDED, RE-
PLACE IT WITH THE CORRECT FASTENERS
PROVIDED IN THE SERVICE PACKAGE OR
SPECIFIED IN THE CHRYSLER MOPAR
PARTS CATALOG.
3.1.1
AIRBAG DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE
CODES
Airbag diagnostic trouble codes consist of active
and stored codes. If more than one code exists,
diagnostic priority should be given to the active
code(s).
Each diagnostic trouble code is diagnosed by
following a specific testing procedure. The diagnos-
tic test procedures contain step-by-step instructions
for determining the cause of the trouble codes. It is
not necessary to perform all of the tests in this book
to diagnose an individual code.
Active diagnostic trouble codes for the airbag
system are not permanent and will change the
moment the reason for the code is corrected. In
certain test procedures within this manual, diag-
nostic trouble codes are used as a diagnostic tool.
3.1.2
ACTIVE CODES
An active trouble code indicates an ongoing mal-
function. This means that the defect is currently
there every time the airbag control module checks
that circuit/function. It is impossible to erase an
active code; active codes automatically erase by
themselves when the reason for the code has been
corrected.
With the exception of the warning lamp trouble
codes or malfunctions, when a malfunction is de-
tected the AIRBAG lamp remains lit for a minimum
of 12 seconds or as long as the malfunction is
present.
3.1.3
STORED CODES
Airbag codes are automatically stored in the
ACM’s memory after 1 minute of occurance or when
the ignition is turned off. The exception is the “Loss
of Ignition Run Only” code which is an active code
only.
A “stored” code indicates there was an active code
present at some time. However, the code currently
may not be present as an active code although
another active code could be.
When a trouble occurs, the AIRBAG warning
lamp illuminates for 12 seconds minimum (even if
the problem existed for less than 12 seconds). The
code is stored, along with the time in minutes it was
active, and the number of times the ignition has
been cycled since the problem was last detected.
The minimum time shown for any code will be
one minute, even if the code was actually present
for less than one minute. Thus, the time shown for
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GENERAL INFORMATION