Switch, Remote Radio: Removal
WARNING:
To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbags, airbag curtains, knee blocker, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect the Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS)/negative battery cable assembly from the negative battery post, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
NOTE:
Without paddle shift shown, with paddle shift similar.
- Disconnect and isolate the negative cable from the battery. If equipped with an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS), disconnect the IBS connector before disconnecting the negative cable from the battery.
- Remove the Driver air bag from the steering wheel. Refer to AIR BAG, DRIVER, REMOVAL .
- Working from the back of the steering wheel (2), unsnap and remove the remote radio switch cover (1) (with or without paddle shift unit).
- Remove the screw (1) that secures the remote radio switch (2) (with or without paddle shift unit) to the steering wheel spoke armature.
- Carefully pull the remote radio switch (2) away from the steering wheel spoke armature.
- Remove the rear screw (2) that secures the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) switch to the steering wheel spoke armature (1).
- Remove the front screw (1) that secures the EVIC switch to the steering wheel (2) and position it out of the way.
- Carefully disconnect the remote radio switch connector (4) from the steering wheel wire harness connector (3).
- Carefully pull the remote radio switch connector (1) through the opening in the steering wheel (2) and remove the remote radio switch (with or without paddle shift unit).