Seat Cushion Airbag Module: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Subaru Outback and 2016 Subaru Legacy. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
- Refer to "CAUTION" of "General Description" before handling the airbag system components. < Ref. to CAUTION , General Description. >
- Do not allow harness and connectors to interfere or get tangled up with other parts.
- Before installation, inspect the following items and replace any faulty part with a new one.
- Airbag module is cracked or deformed.
- Frame assembly - front seat cushion is cracked or deformed.
- Harness and/or connector is cracked, deformed or open.
- Harness wire is exposed.
- Installation of seat cushion airbag module is difficult due to the condition of the frame assembly - front seat cushion.
- Install the seat cushion airbag module.CAUTION:
- Be careful that the end of airbag module is not turned over.
- Be sure to insert the connector in until it is locked.
- Press in the connector securely. Then pull it gently to make sure that it is locked.
Tightening torque:
6 N.m (0.6 kgf-m, 4.4 ft-lb)
- Assemble the front seat. < Ref. to
ASSEMBLY
, Front Seat. >CAUTION:
- After assembling the seat cushion, make sure that the two-dimensional codes (two positions) attached on the seat cushion airbag module can be seen. If it is not assembled correctly, the seat cushion airbag may not operate properly.
- After assembling the seat, operate the reclining and sliding mechanisms to check that the airbag harness is not caught.
- Install the front seat assembly to the body. < Ref. to INSTALLATION , Front Seat. >
- Connect the ground terminal to battery sensor. < Ref. to BATTERY , NOTE, Repair Contents. >