(3) Install the two retaining screws to the impact
sensor (Fig. 33). Torque screws to 7.3 N·m (65 in.
lbs.).
(4) Install the quarter trim panel for the side of
the vehicle that you are replacing the side impact
sensor (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/QUARTER
TRIM PANEL - INSTALLATION).
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT THE BATTERY NEG-
ATIVE
CABLE.
(Refer
to
8
-
ELECTRICAL/RE-
STRAINTS - DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - AIRBAG
SYSTEM)
FIRST.
FAILURE
TO
DO
SO
COULD
RESULT IN OCCUPANT PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH.
(5) Verify vehicle and system operation.
(6) Close hood.
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
MODULE
DESCRIPTION
The Occupant Classification Module (OCM) (Fig.
34) is secured with two screws to a stamped steel
mounting bracket welded onto the underside of the
passenger front seat cushion frame near the inboard
front corner (Fig. 35). Concealed within a hollow in
the center of the molded plastic OCM housing is a
microprocessor and the other electronic circuitry of
the module. The module housing is sealed to enclose
and protect the internal electronic circuitry. The
OCM software is flash programmable.
A non-calibrated OCM is the only component of the
Occupant Classification System (OCS) that is avail-
able for separate service replacement. The OCS com-
ponents of the passenger side front seat cushion
including the cushion frame, insulator pad, seat
weight bladder and pressure sensor, seat cushion
foam, wiring harness and the OCM are a factory-cal-
ibrated and assembled unit. Once this unit is con-
nected
to
a
vehicle
electrically,
the
calibration
settings are uploaded from the calibrated OCM and
stored in the memory of the Occupant Restraint Con-
troller (ORC). If only the OCM is subsequently
replaced, the new, non-calibrated OCM learns the
proper calibration settings from the ORC after it is
connected to the vehicle electrically.
The OCM cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if
damaged or faulty, it must be replaced. The compo-
nents of the passenger front seat cushion are ser-
viced only as a factory-calibrated, assembled and
tamper-evident unit. Only the OCM and the seat
cushion trim are available for separate service
replacement. Once a service replacement package has
been installed in a vehicle, the OCM can thereafter
be serviced only by replacing the entire passenger
Fig. 34 OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION MODULE
(OCM) - TYPICAL
1 - OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION MODULE
2 - CONNECTOR LOCK TOWER
3 - CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE
4 - MOUNTING TAB (2)
Fig. 35 OCM LOCATION
1 - OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION MODULE (OCM)
2 - LOCK TOWER
3 - LOCK PIN
4 - CONNECTOR
5 - SCREW (2)
6 - BRACKET
CS
RESTRAINTS
8O - 29
IMPACT SENSOR (Continued)