Infiniti FX35 / FX45. Manual - part 944

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SPIRAL CABLE

SPIRAL CABLE

Removal and Installation

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WARNING:

• Before servicing SRS, turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect both battery cables and wait at least 3

minutes.

• Do not use air tools or electric tools for servicing.

REMOVAL

1.

Remove driver air bag module. Refer to 

SRS-34, "Removal and Installation"

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2.

Disconnect steering switch harness connector.

3.

Set the steering wheel in the neutral position.

4.

Removal steering wheel. Refer to 

PS-10, "Removal and Installation"

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5.

Remove steering column covers. Refer to 

IP-11, "Removal and Installation"

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6.

Loosen the spiral cable fixing screws, and then remove the spiral cable.

CAUTION:

• Do not disassemble spiral cable.
• Do not apply lubricant to the spiral cable.
• Do not make an impact to the spiral cable by dropping etc. Replace the spiral cable if it has been

dropped or sustained an impact. 

7.

Disconnect the horn switch connector, and then the spiral cable
connector.

CAUTION:

• Do not tap or bump the steering wheel.
• Also, with the steering linkage disconnected the cable

may snap by turning the steering wheel beyond the lim-
ited number of turns.

8.

Remove the wiper washer switch and lighting switch from the spiralcable.

INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal.

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1. Steering wheel

2. Spiral cable

3. Driver air bag module connector

4. Screw

5. Wiper and washer switch

6. Lighting and turn signal switch

7. Steering column assembly

8. Steering column cover (upper) 

9. Steering column cover (lower)

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CAUTION:

• The spiral cable may snap by steering operation if the cable is

installed in an improper position. 

• The neutral position is set as follows. 

Turn quietly the spiral cable clockwise to the end position.
Then turn it counterclockwise (about  2 and half turns) and
stop turning at the point on which the stopper insertion holes
are in the same position.
The service part is installed in the neutral position by the
stopper and can be set without adjusting after the stopper is
removed.

• Do not turn the spiral cable rashly and also beyond the limit

number of turns. (These will cause cable snap.)

• Adjust the spiral cable locating pin (showed as A inthe figure)

to the steering wheel locating pin hole (showed as C in the
figuer).

• Secure the air bag harness with the harness fixing hook. 
• After the work is completed, make sure no system malfunc-

tion is detected by air bag warning lamp.

• In case that malfunction is detected by the air bag warning

lamp, reset by the self-diagnosis function and delete the
memory by CONSULT

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• In case that malfunction is still detected after the above opera-

tion, perform self-diagnosis to repair malfunctions. Refer to

SRS-23, "SRS Operation Check"

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FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE

FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE

Removal and Installation

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WARNING:

• Before servicing SRS, turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect both battery cables and wait at least 3

minutes.

• Always work from the side of or under front passenger air bag module.
• Do not use air tools or electric tools for servicing.

REMOVAL

1.

Disconnect front passenger air bag module connector (1).

2.

Remove glove box assembly and instrument passenger lower panel. Refer to 

IP-11, "Removal and Instal-

lation"

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3.

Remove display control unit, if navigation system is equipped.

4.

Remove tire pressure warning control unit, if tire pressure warning control system is equipped.

5.

Remove the front passenger air bag module fixing bolt and nuts,
and then remove front passenger air bag module.

CAUTION:

• Always place front passenger air bag module with caution

label side facing upward.

• Do not insert any foreign objects (screwdriver, etc.) into front

passenger air bag module.

• Do not disassemble front passenger air bag module.
• Do not use old bolt after removal; replace with new bolt.

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FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE

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• Replace front passenger air bag module if it has been

dropped or sustained an impact.

• Do not expose the front passenger air bag module to tempera-

tures exceeding 90

°

C (194

°

F).

• Do not allow oil, grease or water to come in contact with the

front passenger air bag module.

• After front passenger air bag module inflates, the instrument

panel assembly should be replaced.

INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• Be careful not to damage the harness while installing.
• After the work is completed, make sure no system malfunction is detected by air bag warning lamp.
• In case that malfunction is detected by the air bag warning lamp, reset by the self-diagnosis function

and delete the memory by CONSULT

−

III.

• In case that malfunction is still detected after the above operation, perform self-diagnosis to repair

malfunctions. Refer to Refer to 

SRS-23, "SRS Operation Check"

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