How to Remove Airbag 2008-12 Ford Escape
Created on: 2019-05-01
Watch this video from 1A Auto, and learn how to remove and replace the broken or deployed airbag from your 08-12 Ford Escape.
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step 1 :Removing the Airbag
- Disconnect the negative battery terminal with an 8 mm socket
- Insert the 2.5 mm hex wrench, or similar tool, into the small hole at the bottom of the steering wheel, and press the air bag release spring up to release the air bag assembly
- Disconnect the three electrical connectors on the rear of the airbag assembly
- Set the air bag aside, facing up
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step 2 :Installing the Airbag
- Reconnect the three electrical connectors on the air bag assembly
- The white connector goes to the yellow socket
- The black connector goes to the green socket
- Press the airbag assembly straight in to lock it into place
- Reconnect the negative battery terminal with an 8 mm socket
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
8mm Socket
2.5mm Hex Wrench
Ratchet
What's up guys? I'm Andy from 1A Auto. In this video I'm going to show you how to replace the airbag on this 2012 Ford Escape. If you need parts for your vehicle click the link in the description and head over to 1aauto.com.
We're going to disconnect the battery. I'll use an 8 millimeter socket and a ratchet. Loosen this up--the negative battery terminal. Once it's loose, grab it and pull it off, and set it out of the way.
We're going to use this hex wrench, and underneath the airbag, there's a little hole right there. This happens to be a 2.5 millimeter hex wrench. And you're going to feel around. So if you can grab on it, and you can watch the air bag move, you're too far forward. You're going to back up just a little bit. And there will be something to push on. It's a spring. It might help out if you push on the air bag a little bit. And then it releases. You can slide the airbag up. And let me just show you what that looks like inside here. That's pushing on this spring right here. When you push it up, there's clips right there that get pushed in. Just like that.
All right, on the back of the airbag, we want disconnect this connector right here. Just take a straight blade screwdriver and push. There we go. Disconnected it. It was just clipped on there pretty hard. Now disconnect the airbag connectors--just squeeze the little tabs. You can use a straight blade screwdriver if you have to. Push in the lock tabs and slide them out. Same with this one. And slide it out.
Grab the airbag. When you place the airbag, you wanna place it facing up. You never wanna place it on its face, because if it does go off, then it'll go flying.
Now we're going to connect the airbag. This white connector's going to go right here with the yellow one. And the black one goes to the green. Lock those in, and then we'll lock this last connector in. And lock it in place.
All right, now we wanna make sure this wire is out of the way. Stow the airbag in position, and just with both hands, push it. And it's good to go.
Take the negative battery terminal. Reconnect it to the battery. And then take the 8 millimeter socket and ratchet and we'll snug this up. Just grab the cable, wiggle it, make sure it's nice and tight.
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