What precautions should be taken when servicing the passenger air bag module on 2005 Lincoln LS?

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Safety glasses are necessary when servicing the passenger air bag module because they protect you from deployment-related accidents. You should position a live air bag module with deployment door facing inside your body when you handle it but avoid dropping it so its deployment door points at the ground. You need to wash your hands by using soap and water in order to clear away sodium hydroxide residue following deployment. Keep away from air bag module connectors to stop the accidental deployment process. Take out all air bag modules that have tarnished or degenerated deployment doors instead of repairing them with paint. The diagnostic tool exists for maintenance purposes only therefore service providers must remove it from vehicles before road use because of safety risks and violations. Memorandum saver devices should never be used on the car. After disconnecting the RCM fuse while having the ignition switch in ON mode the air bag warning lamp automatically turns on without indicating a problem with the SRS system. A thorough inspection for SRS operational condition must be done before the vehicle is handed back to the customer. New components need to be installed to repair the system but the customer should reintegrate their original part first to confirm that the problem remains unresolved and confirm the diagnostic results. Start by depowering the system before taking off the instrument panel to set it on a nonabrasive horizontal surface. Start by removing the RH floor duct screw then disassemble the RH courtesy lamp socket followed by removing the RH floor duct before proceeding to the RH A/C duct screw and the two screws from the passenger side A/C and demister duct. You must both remove and set aside the passenger side A/C register combined with insulator tape (if present) along with the eight defroster duct screws which enable you to extract the defroster duct, demister duct, and plenum chamber. Take out the two screws of the center A/C junction then proceed to eliminate the center A/C junction assembly followed by the A/C register duct. Finish the operation by taking off the eight passenger air bag module nuts and two passenger air bag module bolts before tightening them to 9 Nm (80 lb-in) when reinstalling. Detach the passenger air bag electrical connector before removing the module through the instrument panel back. Change the existing passenger air bag module by first utilizing new retaining nuts and bolts before installing the instrument panel and reactivating the power system through the same procedure.

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2005 Lincoln LS Side Impact Inflator Module Part Number: 5W4Z-54611D10-A

2005 Lincoln LS Driver Air Bag Part Number: 6W4Z-54043B13-AC

2005 Lincoln LS Inflator Curtain, Passenger Side Part Number: 3W4Z-54042D94-AA

2005 Lincoln LS Inflator Curtain, Driver Side Part Number: 3W4Z-54042D95-AA

2005 Lincoln LS Passenger Air Bag Part Number: 6W4Z-54044A74-A

2005 Lincoln LS Driver Inflator Module, Black Part Number: 6W4Z-54043B13-AB

2005 Lincoln LS Driver Air Bag Part Number: 6W4Z-54043B13-AA

2005 Lincoln LS Inflator Module, Front Part Number: F8RZ-63611D10-AA

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