How to Safely Depower and Repower the Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) on 2000 Ford Crown Victoria?

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Safety glasses are essential when working with air bag modules due to their potential accidental deployment that threatens human safety during Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) depowering and repowering procedures. Keeping away from the connectors of the air bag module prevents module deployment and personal injury. Using memory saver devices is prohibited during this procedure yet you should expect the air bag warning lamp to activate after removing the ECS fuse with the ignition switch in ON position since this is only a normal condition. A vehicle only gets released after checking that its SRS operates correctly and functions without any detected problems. The first step involves killing power to all accessories along with the ignition. You should move to the central junction box (CJB) below the instrument panel's left side then discard the cover and extract ECS module fuses F18 (10A) and F10 (10A). An air bag indicator should stay illuminated constantly while the ignition is ON if the correct fuse from the RCM is correctly taken out during at least thirty continuous seconds of observation. Check for the indicator light turning on by removing correct RCM fuse in case it does not show up. Proceed to disconnect the battery ground cable according to the FSM (14301) before waiting for one minute to exhaust back up power supplies. This process should also include disconnecting all auxiliary power supplies and batteries. The SRS components must be properly connected before handling the repowering procedure while all restraint system diagnostic tools need to be removed. The repair process includes first turning the ignition from OFF to ON followed by reinstalling both ECS module fuses F18 (10A) and F10 (10A) inside the CJB while replacing its cover. You must check that no one is present in the vehicle and also inspect that nothing blocks air bag modules before attaching the battery ground cable. The SRS requires proofing by switching the ignition from ON to OFF followed by waiting 10 seconds before returning to ON position. After turning on the ignition switch the air bag indicator should remain illuminated during a period of six seconds before disappearing. The indicator shows three different states: failed lighting, persistent lighting and flashing along with audible signals that signal a fault. You should use a scan tool to clear all continuous DTCs from the restraints control module whenever you find a fault and repair the issue with the air bag indicator inoperative.

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2000 Ford Crown Victoria Passenger Air Bag, Slate Blue Part Number: F8AZ-54044A74-DAB

2000 Ford Crown Victoria Passenger Air Bag Part Number: F8AZ-54044A74-DAA

2000 Ford Crown Victoria Inflator Module Part Number: YW7Z-54043B13-AAA

2000 Ford Crown Victoria Inflator Module Part Number: F8AZ-54043B13-DAB

2000 Ford Crown Victoria Driver Air Bag, Slate Blue Part Number: F8AZ-54043B13-DAC

2000 Ford Crown Victoria Passenger Air Bag, Black Part Number: YW7Z-54044A74-AAB

2000 Ford Crown Victoria Passenger Air Bag Part Number: XW7Z-54044A74-AAA

2000 Ford Crown Victoria Inflator Module Part Number: XW7Z-54043B13-AAA

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