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".
Component
Crash zone sensor harness connector
Crash zone sensor
Nut
Front
Removal and Installation
CAUTION:
Before servicing, turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect both
bat ...
Removal and Installation
WARNING:
Before servicing, turn ignition switch OFF, disconnect both
battery terminals and wait at least 3 minutes.
Before disconnecting the air bag sensor unit harn ...
Other materials:
License plate lamp
Exploded View
License plate lamp
Removal and Installation
LICENSE PLATE LAMP
Removal
Remove the license lamp finisher. Refer to EXT-31, "Removal and
Installation".
Position trunk lid finisher aside. Refer to INT-36, "Exploded
View".
Remove the license plate lamp screw and ...
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) (if so equipped)
WARNING
Failure to follow the warnings and instructions
for proper use of the RCTA system
could result in serious injury or death.
The RCTA system is not a replacement
for proper driving procedures and is not
designed to prevent contact with vehicles
or objects. When backing out of a
...
U1000 CAN comm circuit
Description
CAN (Controller Area Network) is a serial communication line for real time
application. It is an on-vehicle multiplex communication line with high data
communication speed and excellent error detection ability. Many electronic
control units are equipped on a vehicle and each contr ...