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3. Reconnect the negative cable to the battery.

4. Check the operation of the driver's seat position sensor with the HDS (see DRIVER'S SEAT

POSITION SENSOR OPERATION CHECK ).

ROLL RATE SENSOR REPLACEMENT

REMOVAL

1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.

2. Remove the front passenger's seat (see FRONT SEAT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).

3. Pull down the carpet, disconnect the floor wire harness 2P connector (A) from the roll rate sensor.

Fig. 298: Identifying Floor Wire Harness 2P Connector And Roll Rate Sensor

4. Using a TORX T30 bit, remove the TORX bolt (B), then remove the roll rate sensor (C).

INSTALLATION

1. Install the new roll rate sensor with a TORX bolt (A), then connect the floor wire harness 2P connector

(B) to the roll rate sensor (C).

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Fig. 299: Identifying Floor Wire Harness 2P Connector And Roll Rate Sensor

2. Reconnect the negative cable to the battery.

3. Install all removed parts.

4. After installing the roll rate sensor, confirm proper system operation: Turn the ignition switch ON (II);

the SRS indicator should come on for about 6 seconds and then go off.

PASSENGER'S AIRBAG CUTOFF INDICATOR TEST

1. Remove the center panel (see CENTER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).

2. Disconnect the 4P connector (A) from the passenger's airbag cutoff indicator (B).

Fig. 300: Disconnecting 4P Connector From Passenger's Airbag Cutoff Indicator

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3. Push out the passenger's airbag cutoff indicator from behind the center panel (C).

4. Using the diode setting ( ) on a DVOM, check for current flow in both directions between the passenger's

cutoff indicator illumination diode terminals No.1 and No.4. If there is no current, replace the passenger's
cutoff indicator.

5. Reinstall the parts in the reverse order of removal.

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SPECIAL TOOLS

Fig. 1: Identifying Special Tools
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COMPONENT LOCATION INDEX

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