When you remove the driver airbag, it is important you disconnect the battery and wait at least 15 minutes for any residual electricity in the system to dissipate. Vehicles with crash bars — Remove earth cable -arrow- and cable -1- from steering column. Searching Google, I found a few airbag removal instructions for other cars, and looks like the airbag is normally retained by either bolts or some type of clip from the back of the steering wheel. Comments and Suggestions: bob Comments: once i tightened the bolt back to the steering wheel it seems like my allignment is off now? This is probably the hardest part of the whole procedure. Turn the steering wheel to the other side and release the loop on the other side. If you have a mk4, remove the purple plug at the end of the lock cylinder assembly.
To remove the lock cylinder you may have to remove the clockspring and turn signals. When i got them in. If you can't figure it out, feel free to sign up to the forums linked at the top. For mk5 and probably newer you have to remove the steering wheel. Non-multifunction wheels with removable blanks where the buttons would be usually require carefully removing extra foam with a chisel down to the steel frame and under the leather on the sides slightly. Remove the T8 Torx screw 7. This could mean the battery is constantly draining and I might be stranded in the coming days.
All done, now turn on the ignition with the key and then reconnect the battery negative lead your airbag should not go off. Once you are in this far, you will be able to see how those switches mount. Remove those two T25 Torx 4. Fitting is the reverse, remembering to add a pin dot to the screw to indicate that it has been removed - it has a life of 5 removals. Rotate the steering wheel to the opposite catch and lever off.
The full article is for forum members only but enough is shown that you can get the steering wheel off if you don't feel like signing up. Carefully lift the airbag out and unplug the airbag wire from the slip ring. It is a good value buy. Any static charge could set of the airbag and if it is face down, the metal backing could become a projectile in your car not fun! Pull out the clock spring. Control module compatibility is unknown but the actual steering wheel will bolt on. Need to buy parts for this project? From its normal horizontal position turn the wheel 90 deg to show this little tab at the back of the wheel Insert an average size say 8mm flat blade screwdriver into here and twist it 90 deg this will release a sprung catch and hopefully will allow one side of the air bag to pop out or to be pulled gently out.
I actually said to them that the Steering Wheel controll module needs to be setup with basic settings because it was changed. I had to have them when i saw that price. For more on these settings, see. Remove the cables from the back 9. Use a flat blade screwdriver to lift the plastic cap up 3.
Is that how our cars are? It looks like there's two ways of getting this to work on my car. The number of times the bolt can be reused may be limited. Now would be a good time to clean it as much as practical. Electrical differences There are 4 major components that differ in a base vs. In the process, the pins -arrows A- of mounting bracket must be aligned with and inserted into the holes -arrows B- of the steering column The correct installation position of the steering column relative to the mounting bracket is guaranteed only in this way. The only downside is that now there is no way to put the outer cup seal on the headlight since everything is wired differently. Release the steering column lock and adjust it towards you.
Lowline Multi Function Display half screen vs. Lift off the steering wheel - Make sure not to rotate the slip ring. Anyone have one to sell me? I bought a set from Halfrauds for £20. Need to buy parts for this project? Continuation for all vehicles — Lower steering column slightly and carefully pull out upwards. Turn the steering wheel to one side to reveal the airbag catch and then use a flat screw driver to lever over the catch. A mk5 is shown but it's pretty much the same for earlier and later cars. To remove the steering column lock assembly you have to drill out the 2 snap bolts holding it to the steering column.
If you swap the mk6 wheel into a mk5, the right spoke's left and back buttons won't work. There was also a difference in clocksprings and airbag harness compatibility. Needless to say, I am very happy with the new jets. The lock slides back to unlock the plug, then remove the plug. Steering wheel control modules with software versions 0101 and earlier aren't compatible with modules 0110 and higher because they use different coding. Continuation for all vehicles — Fit universal joint -2- onto steering box pinion and tighten bolt -1-. I fitted my multi function wheel, and it works fine, but my power steering and traction control stopped working, tried turning wheel from side to side with no luck, went to stealer's today and vag-com wouldn't clear faults, they've quoted me £141+ and they want car for half day mini-mun, anyone help please Hi Kirsty, I done this a few weeks back and the same thing happened to me.
If you connect the battery with the air bag removed it will cause a fault code and warning light that you will have to reset, if you do not connect the battery you can put everything back together with out having to worry about this. There are a few tiny torx screws and plastic hooks. You can now slide the ignition switch out. Figure 11 Use a 12mm 12 point and unscrew the circular bolt holding the wheel to the steering shaft red arrow. What came on what -Some 2005.