Steering Column, Vehicles With Knee Airbags

Steering Column, Vehicles with Knee Airbags

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1331)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Vehicle Diagnosis, Testing and Information System (VAS 5051)

Removing

• Check if the vehicle has a knee airbag or not before starting.

• The word "AIRBAG" is located under the storage compartment- 1 - next to the steering wheel on the left side. This is how to tell if the vehicle has knee airbags.






• If the vehicle does not have knee airbags, the perform the following repairs. Refer to => [ Steering Column, Vehicles without Knee Airbags ] Steering Column, Vehicles Without Knee Airbags.

The steering column is delivered only as a complete replacement part. Servicing is not possible.

The steering lock housing can be transferred. .


Before starting work on electrical equipment and removing steering wheel, the following conditions must be fulfilled:

• The technician must electrostatic discharge. This is done by touching a grounded metal part, for example, water lines, heater pipe, metal carriers or a workshop hoist. Refer to => [ General Repair Information ] Service and Repair.

If this not done, the electronic steering column lock control module (J764) could fail later.

• Disconnect the battery ground cable.

• The wheels must be in the straight-ahead position.

If these notes are not observed, the airbag system may not function properly during vehicle operation!

- Set the wheels to the straight ahead position.

- Pull the lever on the side of the steering column downward.

- Swing steering column downward as far as possible and pull out.

- Push lever under steering column upward again.

- Remove the airbag from the steering wheel.

- Remove steering wheel. Refer to => [ Steering Wheel ] Service and Repair.

- Remove steering column switch trim.

- Remove steering column switch. .

Vehicles with Ignition Switch

- Disconnect the harness connector - 1 -.






Vehicle with "Keyless Access" Keyless Locking and Starting System

- Disconnect the harness connector - 1 -.






- Unclip the wire from the retainer on the electronic steering column lock control module (J764) - arrow -.

Continuation for All Vehicles

- Remove footwell vent outlets beneath steering column.

- Remove the knee airbag.

- Remove bolts - Arrows -.






- Remove the storage compartment - 1 -.






- Remove the bolts - arrows - from the knee airbag mount - 1 - on the left side.






- Remove the bolts - arrows - from the knee airbag mount - 1 - on the right side.






- Remove the knee airbag mount.

- Press the tabs - arrow - on the cable channel - 1 - inward on both side. Then remove the cable channel - 1 - from the guide on the steering column.






- Remove the ground cable from the steering column.

- Remove the footwell trim panel - 1 -.






- Remove the bolt - 1 - and pull off universal joint - 2 - from steering gear.






- Hold the steering column steady - 1 - and remove the bolts - arrows -.






- Lower the steering column - 1 - and carefully remove it from the guide - arrow -.







Pay particular attention to the correct handling and transport of the steering column. Refer to => [ Steering Column, Handling and Transporting ] Steering Column Handling and Transporting.

Installing

- Install the steering column - 1 - with the opening into the guide - arrow -.






• Only in this way is the correct installation position of steering column to mounting bracket guaranteed.

• Always follow the bolt installation sequence when installing the steering column.

- Secure the steering column with the bolts, on after the other - 1 -, - 2 -, - 3 - and - 4 -.






- Tighten the bolts to the tightening specification in the sequence shown.

- Install cable channel - 1 - beneath steering column.






• Tabs - arrow - must engage into guide on both sides.

- Attach the ground cable to the steering column.

- Connect universal joint - 2 - onto steering gear pinion and tighten the bolt - 1 -.






- Install the footwell trim panel - 1 -.






- Install the knee airbag mount - 1 - in the assembly carrier bracket.






• The tabs on the knee airbag mount - 1 - must fit into the openings - arrows - on the assembly carrier bracket.

- Install the bolts - arrows - into the knee airbag mount - 1 - on the right side.






- Install the bolts - arrows - into the knee airbag mount - 1 - on the left side.






- Tighten the bolts - arrows -.






- Install the storage compartment - 1 -.






- Install the knee airbag.

- Install footwell vent outlets beneath steering column.

Vehicles with Ignition Switch

- Connect the connector - 1 -.






Vehicle with "Keyless Access" Keyless Locking and Starting System

- Connect the connector - 1 -.






- Clip the wire into the retainer on the electronic steering column lock control module (J764) - arrow -.

Continuation for All Vehicles

- Install steering column switch.

- Install steering column switch trim.

- Installing steering wheel. Refer to => [ Steering Wheel ] Service and Repair.

- Install airbag in steering wheel.

- Perform basic setting for steering angle sensor (G85) with the (VAS 5051).

Tightening Specifications