Ignition/Starter Switch, Removing And Installing: Removing
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Audi A3, 2016 Audi A3, and 2015 Audi A3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
-- Remove the lower steering column trim. Refer to LOWER STEERING COLUMN TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Disconnect the connector -1-.
-- Release the retainers -2 and 3- at the openings -arrows- in the steering lock housing -4- by inserting jeweler's screwdrivers.
If the procedure is not possible because there is not enough space, create an assisting tool from two wire hooks as follows.
-- Bend the one end of a welding wire to form a 1 mm eye and cut down to the length -a-.
- Dimension -a- = approximately 50 mm.
-- File the end of the wire hook into a point.
- Dimension -b- = 5 mm.
-- Remove the Ignition/Starter Switch -D- -5- from the steering lock housing. The jeweler's screwdriver or wire hooks must remain inserted.