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

-- Remove The Driver Airbag, Refer To 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: Identifying 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: Identifying Multifunction Buttons Are Attached To 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 on the multifunction button.

-- Remove the screws -3- and press the multifunction button -2- out of the trim -1-.

Fig 4: Identifying Screws And Press Multifunction Button Out Of Trim, Removal

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