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HOMESERVICE MANUALSSATURN2000SLREPAIR AND DIAGNOSIS (SINGLE PAGE)RESTRAINTSAIR BAG, SRSSUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM DEACTIVATION PROCEDURESGENERAL MOTORSDISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEMDISABLING SYSTEM (DEVILLE & SEVILLE)
2000 Saturn SL

Disabling System (DeVille & Seville)

2000 Saturn SLSECTION Disabling System (DeVille & Seville)
  1. Before proceeding, follow air bag service precautions. See SERVICE PRECAUTIONS . Turn front wheels to straight-ahead position. Turn ignition switch to LOCK position and remove key from ignition switch.
  2. Remove SIR fuse from rear fuse block. Wait 10 minutes. Rear fuse block is located under rear seat cushion. Remove driver-side sound insulator. Remove Connector Position Assurance (CPA) clip and disconnect Yellow 2-pin SIR connector at base of steering column.
  3. Remove passenger-side sound insulator from bottom of instrument panel. Remove CPA clip and disconnect Yellow 2-pin SIR connector located above passenger sound insulator. See Fig 1.
  4. Move front seats fully forward. Working under driver's seat, remove CPA clips from driver side air bag and seat belt pretensioner Yellow connector. See Fig 2. Disconnect Yellow connector from vehicle harness. Repeat procedure for passenger side air bag and seat belt pretensioner Yellow connector.
  5. On DeVille with optional rear air bags, Remove the rear seat back. Remove the CPA clip and disconnect the Yellow passenger side air bag connector. See Fig 3. Repeat procedure on driver rear air bag Yellow connector.
Fig 1: Locating Passenger Air Bag Yellow 2-Pin Connector (DeVille & Seville)
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