MULTIFUNCTION Buttons, 4-Spoke Steering Wheel, Removing And Installing, From My 2012: Notes

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Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required

Trim Removal Wedge:3409

The multifunction buttons -2- are attached to the trim -1-. The trim -1- and the multifunction buttons -2- are attached to the steering wheel. The multifunction buttons -2- have an extra retainer -3-.

Fig 1: Identifying Multifunction Buttons Are Attached To Trim

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While removing, first make sure the trim -1- can be loosened by hand (approximately 5 mm). Then, using the Trim Removal Wedge:3409 , open the retainers -3- on the multifunction buttons -2- and remove the trim -1- together with the multifunction buttons -2-.

Trim retainers

Fig 2: Identifying Trim Retainers

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Trim Molding

Arrows - tabs

Multifunction button retainers

Fig 3: Identifying Multifunction Button Retainers

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Multifunction button
Catch

-- Turn Off All Electrical Consumers.

-- Turn Off The Ignition And Remove The Key.