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Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM), Removing and Installing




Steering Column Switch Module (SCSM), Removing And Installing

Removing
- Remove airbag unit and steering wheel:
- Pull steering column all the way out and down.







- Remove Torx bolts -3- and -5- as well as the hex socket bolt -4-.
- Separate top trim -2- for steering column switches from bottom trim -2-and remove both parts.

To install, insert top trim piece into catches of bottom trim piece, press together and bolt.

NOTE: Wheels must be in straight-ahead position when removing or installing return ring with slip ring.







- Disconnect harness connector -1-.
- Carefully release catch (arrows) and pull return ring with slip ring from steering column switch module (SCSM).
- Remove bolt 9.
- Disconnect electrical harness connectors.
- Carefully pull off steering column switch together with steering column electronic systems control module.

Installing
Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:
- Make sure that all 3 catches as well as the harness connector are engaged cleanly.
- Zero the Steering Angle Sensor -G85-.

Use VAS5051 tester to do so.