OEM 2000 Mercury Cougar Air Bag Sensor

2000 Mercury Cougar Air Bag Sensor Parts Q&A

• Q: How to Safely Service and Repair the Front Air Bag Sensor on 2000 Mercury Cougar?

  A: Service and repair of the frontal impact sensor requires waiting for at least one minute after disconnecting the battery cables before disconnecting the electronic air bag control module or any supplemental restraint system electrical connectors because accidental air bag deployment could result in personal injury. You should always wear safety glasses when managing the air bag module but also keep away from radio keycode savers throughout air bag system repairs because introduction of deployment risks. Set a surface with the trim cover facing up and align the air bag and trim cover in a direction that avoids your body before placing them on the surface. You should wash your hands with water along with soap to eliminate sodium hydroxide residues which could cause skin discomfort. The replacement process should include installing new components until the problem is fixed by which the original part must be reinstated to repeat diagnostic testing. The connectors should never be probed at any time because probing will trigger the air bag to deploy. The air bag module requires replacement of all its components when its covers or deployment doors show sign of damage or discoloration. Start with battery cable grounding and proceed to take off panel lower bolts and four mounting screws. After you depress the retaining tang on the electronic air bag control module electrical connector you must release the two-stage self-locking connector. A correct installation of the electronic air bag control module requires following the steps in reverse order to the removal steps.