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Steering wheel member

Steering wheel member

To remove


1. Remove the instrument panel .

2. Remove the steering column assembly .

3. Remove the bolts (A) holding the pedal bracket to the steering wheel member.

Unplug the connectors (B) from the pedals.


4. Undo the clips (A) which hold the wiring harness.


5. Unplug the connector (A) from the accelerator pedal.


6. Remove the cable clips (A) for the temperature sensor for the driver's dashboard vent.


7. Remove the air ducts (A) from the rear air vents.


8. Unplug the fan control connector (A).


9. Dismantle the connector (A) and its clips (B) from the A-pillar.


10. Unplug the connector (A) at the left-hand A-pillar. Thread out the connector on the driver's side so that it is inside of the cable from the bonnet release handle.


11. Remove the antenna cable (A) on the right-hand side, first by means of pushing the connector together and then, whilst holding with a finger on its black section, pulling the connector apart.


12. Unplug the connectors (B) on the left and right-hand sides.

13. Remove the bolts (A) on the right-hand side of the heating and ventilation unit that hold it in place.


14. Remove the heating and ventilation unit bolt (A) from the centre mounting of the steering wheel member.

Undo the connector to the heating and ventilation unit.


15. Remove the upper bolt (A) holding the heating and ventilation unit in place.

Remove the cable clip (B) from the heating and ventilation unit.


16. Remove the front doors .

17. Remove the rubber seals from the outside of the A-pillars.

18. Remove the bolts (A) from the sides of the steering wheel member.

Note

Use a long socket. Be careful so that the bolts do not fall down inside the A-pillar. Put, for example, Terostat Vll, plastic sealing strip inside the socket so that the bolts fasten to the socket and can be drawn out. Push out the bolts from the inside with a small screwdriver.



19. Remove the windscreen wiper assembly .

20. Remove the steering wheel member nuts (A) in the bulkhead partition space.


21. Remove the bolts (A) from the steering wheel member at the lower section of the A-pillars.


22. Remove the upper bolts (A) from the centre mounting of the steering wheel member.


23. Unplug the connector and disconnect the ground terminal for the ACM unit and the ignition switch (A, B).


24. Unplug the connector (A) from the gyro. Undo the clips.


25. Remove the lower sections (A) of the steering wheel member's centre mounting.


26. Carefully lift out the steering wheel member by manoeuvring it backwards whilst at the same time twisting it slightly upwards. Undo the cable clips and hang the wiring harness over the member.

27. Remove the three ground connections (A) and cable ducts (B) from the steering wheel member.


28. Remove the electrical centre (A) and the BCM.


29. US/CA: Remove the knee protector (A) on the passenger side. If the knee protector is damaged it must be replaced.



To fit


1. US/CA: Fit the knee protector (A) on the passenger side to the new steering wheel member.

Note

Never fit a damaged knee protector.



2. Fit new cable ties (B) to the upper part of the pedal bracket.

3. Fit the three ground connections (A) and cable ducts (B) to the steering wheel member.


4. Ensure that the three adjusting nuts are completely screwed in and that the lug is between the plastic lugs (A).


5. Lift the steering wheel member into place. Ensure that no cables or connectors are caught up or pinched.

6. Insert the bolts (A) for the steering wheel member mounting at the lower sections of the A-pillars as well as the bolts that secure the heating and ventilation unit.


7. Insert the bolts (A) for the pedal bracket.


8. Insert the bolts (A) for the sides of the steering wheel member.

Note

Use a long sleeve. Be careful so that the bolts do not tumble down into the A-pillar. Use, for example, Terostat VII plastic sealing band in the sleeve so that the bolt fastens in the sleeve.



9. Tighten the bolts of the steering wheel member mountings at the lower sections of the A-pillars.

Tightening torque 24 Nm (18 lbf ft)

10. Fit the steering wheel member nuts (A) in the bulkhead partition space.

Tightening torque 24 Nm (lbf ft)


11. Fit the windscreen wiper assembly .

12. Tighten the bolts at the sides of the steering wheel member.

Tightening torque 24 Nm (18 lbf ft)

Fit the rubber seals to the outside of the A-pillar.

13. Fit the front doors .

14. Fit the cable clip (B) and the upper bolt (A) which holds the heating and ventilation unit in place.

Tightening torque 8 Nm (6 lbf ft)


15. Plug in the heating and ventilation unit connector and fit the bolt (A) which fastens the heating and ventilation unit to the centre mounting on the steering wheel member.

Tightening torque 8 Nm (6 lbf ft)


16. Tighten the bolts (A) that secure the heating and ventilation unit on the right-hand side.

Tightening torque 8 Nm (6 lbf ft)


17. Plug in the ACM unit and ignition switch connector and connect the ground terminal (A, B).


18. Plug in the gyro connector (A).


19. Fit the lower bolts (A) to the mounting for the steering wheel member's centre mounting.

Tightening torque 33 Nm (24 lbf ft)


20. Fit the upper bolts (A) to the centre mounting of the steering wheel member.

Tightening torque 33 Nm (24 lbf ft)


21. Fit the air ducts (A) to the rear air vents and the bellows to the rear floor vents.


22. Connect the antenna cable (A).


23. Plug in the connectors (B) on the right-hand side.

24. Assemble the connector (A) at the lower left-hand A-pillar.


25. Plug in the fan control connector (A).


26. Plug in the connector (A) on the A-pillar and fit the clip (B).


27. Fit the clips (A) for the temperature sensor for the driver's dashboard vent.


28. Plug in the accelerator pedal connector (A).


29. Plug in the connectors (B) for the pedals and fit the clips to the cables.


30. Tighten the bolts (A) which hold the pedal bracket.

Tightening torque 24 Nm (18 lbf ft)

31. Adjust the pedal switches by pressing in the pedal as far as possible. Hold the front of the pedal switch and pull the plastic pin until it reaches its stop. Then release the pedal all the way back. A click should be heard.

Adjust the clutch pedal switch and the two pedal switches of the brake.

32. Fit the steering column assembly .

33. Fit the instrument panel .