Right/Left MULTIFUNCTION Buttons On Steering Wheel -E441- / -E440-, Removing And Installing, 3-Spoke Steering Wheel: Removing

-- Remove the driver airbag. Refer to AIRBAG UNIT WITH IGNITER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING / OVERVIEW - DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG .

-- Remove the connecting wires from the guides in the steering wheel.

-- Loosen the trim panel -2- with the multifunction buttons by hand -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- with the : 3409  next to the catches -3-. Use the :3409  as shown in the illustration.

Fig 2: Multifunction Buttons Are Clipped To Decorative Trim

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-- Pay attention to the connectors to the Tiptronic switches -2- while doing this.

Fig 3: Be Careful Of Connectors To Tiptronic Switches

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-- Release and disconnect the connector -2- from the multifunction buttons.

-- Remove the decorative trim with the multifunction buttons from the steering wheel.

The multifunction buttons are attached to the decorative trim.

-- Disconnect and remove the connector -3- from the multifunction button -1-.

Fig 4: Disconnecting Connector On Multifunction Button

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

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