Removing control unit for steering wheel electronics
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Porsche Macan and 2015 Porsche Macan. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING:
Airbag contact unit not set correctly
- Malfunction in driver's airbag unit
→ When removing and installing the steering column switch, turn the steering wheel so that the wheels are in straight-ahead position. This ensures that the airbag contact unit is locked in the central position.
→ Do not trap the cable of the airbag contact unit.
→ Check that the cable is routed correctly.
- Release electric plug connections -1- and disconnect them from the steering wheel electronics control unit -2- .
- Unscrew fastening screw -3-
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- Carefully disengage locking mechanisms -1- on the steering wheel electronics control unit -2- and remove steering wheel electronics control unit from the steering-column switch -3- .