Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 489
(2) Remove the driver side airbag module from the
steering wheel. Refer to Driver Side Airbag Mod-
ule in the Removal and Installation section of this
group for the procedures.
(3) Remove the plastic horn switch feed wire
retainer from the stud on the back of the driver side
airbag housing (Fig. 5).
(4) Remove the four nuts that secure the upper
and lower trim cover retainers to the studs on the
back of the driver side airbag housing (Fig. 6).
(5) Remove the upper and lower trim cover retain-
ers from the airbag housing studs.
(6) Remove the horn switch ground wire eyelet
from the upper airbag housing stud.
(7) Disengage the four trim cover locking blocks
from the lip around the outside edge of the driver
side airbag housing and remove the housing from the
cover (Fig. 7).
INSTALLATION
WARNING:
•
USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY FOR-
EIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE DRIVER
SIDE
AIRBAG
MODULE,
OR
BECOMING
ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE AIRBAG CUSHION
AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG TRIM COVER.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD
RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG
DEPLOYMENT.
•
THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE TRIM
COVER MUST NEVER BE PAINTED. REPLACEMENT
TRIM COVERS ARE SERVICED IN THE ORIGINAL
COLORS. PAINT MAY CHANGE THE WAY IN WHICH
THE MATERIAL OF THE TRIM COVER RESPONDS
TO
AN
AIRBAG
DEPLOYMENT.
FAILURE
TO
OBSERVE
THIS
WARNING
COULD
RESULT
IN
OCCUPANT
INJURIES
UPON AIRBAG
DEPLOY-
MENT.
(1) Carefully position the driver side airbag mod-
ule in the trim cover. Be certain that the horn switch
Fig. 5 Horn Switch Feed Wire Remove/Install
1 – HORN SWITCH FEED WIRE
2 – HORN SWITCH GROUND WIRE
3 – WIRE RETAINER
Fig. 6 Driver Side Airbag Trim Cover Retainers
Remove/Install
1 – UPPER RETAINER
2 – AIRBAG HOUSING
3 – NUT (4)
4 – RETAINER SLOTS
5 – LOWER RETAINER
6 – TRIM COVER
7 – STUDS
8 – INFLATOR
Fig. 7 Driver Side Airbag Trim Cover Remove/Install
1 – RETAINER SLOTS
2 – TRIM COVER
3 – LOCKING BLOCKS
4 – RETAINER SLOTS
5 – HORN SWITCH
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PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)