Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM), removing and installing: Removing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Audi S4, 2004 Audi A4, 2003 Audi A4, and 2002 Audi A4. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Remove airbag unit and steering wheel:
See appropriate air bag article in Restraints .
Pull steering column all the way out and down.
Remove Torx bolts -3- and -5- as well as the hex socket bolt -4-. See Fig 1.
Separate top trim -2- for steering column switches from bottom trim -2- and remove both parts.

Fig 1: Identifying Steering Column Top And Bottom Trim

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To install, insert top trim piece into catches of bottom trim piece, press together and bolt.

NOTE: Wheels must be in straight-ahead position when removing or installing return ring with slip ring.

Disconnect harness connector -1-.

Fig 2: Disconnecting Harness Connector And Removing Steering Column Switch Module

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Carefully release catch (arrows) and pull return ring with slip ring from steering column switch module (SCSM).
Remove bolt 9. See STEERING COLUMN SWITCH MODULE (SCSM), DISASSEMBLING .
Disconnect electrical harness connectors.
Carefully pull off steering column switch together with steering column electronic systems control module.