3-Spoke Steering Wheel MULTIFUNCTION Buttons, Removing And Installing, From My 2013: Removing

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-- Remove the driver airbag, refer to OVERVIEW - DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG .

-- Remove the connecting wires from their guides inside the steering wheel.

-- Loosen the trim -2- with the multifunction buttons -arrows- and remove it approximately 5 mm from the steering wheel -1-.

Fig 1: Locating Trim With Multifunction Buttons

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-- Release the multifunction buttons -2- using the Trim Removal Wedge 3409 near the retainers -3-. Position the Trim Removal Wedge 3409 as illustrated.

Fig 2: Multifunction Buttons Are Clipped To Decorative Trim

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-- When doing this, be careful of the connectors to the tiptronic switches -2-.

Fig 3: Be Careful Of Connectors To Tiptronic Switches

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-- Disconnect connector -2- on the multifunction buttons.

-- Remove the trim and the multifunction buttons from the steering wheel.

The multifunction buttons are attached to the trim.

-- Disconnect the connector -3- from the multifunction buttons -1-.

Fig 4: Disconnecting Connector On Multifunction Button

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-- Open the clips -arrows- and press the multifunction button -1- out of the decorative trim -2-.

The additional wire on the right multifunction button remains on the button.