Front

FRONT

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, 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 SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, never strike or drop the front impact sensor, as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its calibration. The front impact sensor enables the system to deploy the front Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components. If an impact sensor is accidentally dropped during service, the sensor must be scrapped and replaced with a new unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper front SRS component deployment.






NOTE: The front and the side impact sensors are NOT interchangeable.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the right or left front lamp unit from the vehicle. Front Lamp Unit - Removal.
3. Disconnect the Front End Module (FEM) wire harness connector (4) from the right or left front impact sensor (1) connector receptacle.
4. Remove the screw (3) that secures the sensor to the outboard side of the FEM vertical support (2) between the cooling module and the front lamp unit opening.
5. Disengage the locating pin integral to the sensor from the locating hole in the FEM vertical support.
6. Remove the right or left front impact sensor from the vehicle.