Nissan Maxima Service and Repair Manual: Side air bag (satellite) sensor
Removal and Installation

CAUTION:
- Before servicing, turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect both
battery terminals and wait at least 3 minutes.
- Do not use air tools or electric tools for servicing.
- Replace the satellite sensor of deployed SRS front side air
bag and deployed SRS side curtain air bag.
- Do not cause impact to the side air bag (satellite) sensor by
dropping etc. Replace the side air bag (satellite) sensor if it has been
dropped or sustained an impact.
REMOVAL
- Disconnect the negative and positive battery terminals, then wait
at least 3 minutes. Refer to PG-67, "Removal and Installation (Battery)".
- Remove the front seat belt retractor. Refer to SB-6, "Removal and
Installation".
- Disconnect the harness connector from the side air bag (satellite)
sensor slide double locking. Refer to SRC-9, "SRS Component Connectors".

- Remove the nuts (A), then remove side air bag (satellite) sensor (2)
from center pillar (1) studs.
: Front
(3): Side air bag (satellite) sensor slide double locking harness
connector.

INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
- Do not use old nuts after removal; replace with new nuts.
- Be careful not to damage the satellite sensor harness.
- After the work is completed, make sure no system malfunction
is detected by air bag warning lamp.
- In case a malfunction is detected by the air bag warning lamp,
reset by the self-diagnosis function and delete the memory by CONSULT.
- If a malfunction is still detected after the above operation,
perform self-diagnosis to repair malfunctions.
Refer to SRC-12, "SRS
Operation Check".
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WARNING:
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battery terminals and wait at least 3 minutes.
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Diagnosis Procedure
1.PERFORM THE SELF-DIAGNOSIS
Delete the "self-diagnosis" results of "MULTI AV". Turn ignition
switch OFF.
Turn ignition switch ON. Perform the self-diagnosis again.
Check that the DTC is detected again.
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Push-Button Ignition Switch
WARNING
Do not operate the push-button ignition
switch while driving the vehicle except in
an emergency. (The engine will stop when
the ignition switch is pushed three consecutive
times in less than 1.5 seconds or
the ignition switch is pushed and held for
more than 2 seconds.) If the engine ...