Multifunction Switch - Removal

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, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, 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.





1. Disconnect and isolate battery negative cable.
2. Remove the upper and lower shrouds from the steering column. Steering Column Shroud - Removal
3. Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector (1) from the connector receptacle on the back of the multi-function switch housing.





4. Working through the access window (2) of the mounting bracket (3) integral to the left side of the clockspring, depress the tab (4) of the latch feature integral to the multi-function switch (1) housing far enough to disengage the latch.
5. While holding the latch disengaged, slide the switch upward and out of the receptacle in the mounting bracket.