OEM Mercury Cougar Air Bag Control Module

Mercury Cougar Air Bag Control Module Parts and Q&A

• Control Module
  F8RZ-14B321-KA
  Q: How to service and repair the Air Bag Control Module safely on Mercury Cougar?

  A:

  Service and repair of the Air Bag Control Module requires a safety precaution of waiting one minute after the Battery Cable removal followed by disconnecting electronic control modules or supplemental restraint electrical connectors to prevent accidental air bag deployment with ensuing personal injury. Staff conducting air bag module handling must always protect their eyes with safety glasses while the air bag systems must be serviced without radio key code savers since they can activate the system's deployment. A live air bag should be handled with pointed ends directing away from your body while resting it on an elevated surface with the trim cover facing up. Wash your hands thoroughly with bathing products after deployment in order to eliminate sodium hydroxide residues that could result in skin irritation. The repair process requires replacement of new parts until the new part fails to solve the problem hence returning to the original part and repeating diagnostic tests. Probing the air bag connectors leads to dangerous deployment of the air bags. Components of air bag modules showing either discoloration or damage on their covers or deployment doors need to be replaced with fresh parts. First disconnect the battery ground cable followed by the removal of the instrument panel lower panel through releasing the bolt covers and unfastening the four bolts. You should disconnect the electronic air bag control module electrical connector by using your finger to push down the retaining tang while releasing the two-stage self-locking connector. Detach the electronic air bag control module during the last step of removal. Perform the installation steps in reverse order to the removal procedure.