Collective Wisdom for Steering Wheel removal - Disconnect Battery or Not?
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Collective Wisdom for Steering Wheel removal - Disconnect Battery or Not?
So who has pulled the steering wheel and what is the experience here? Just no key anywhere close to the ignition? Or disconnect the negative terminal for the batter?
I've got the dreaded dead steering wheel button and thought I'd try re-soldering before I spent the cash to order parts to replace. Never had the airbag, etc out and wanted to see what experience everyone had??
I don't mind disconnecting, but I read the rear SAM on an '02 can be fussy even if you do everything right.
I've got the dreaded dead steering wheel button and thought I'd try re-soldering before I spent the cash to order parts to replace. Never had the airbag, etc out and wanted to see what experience everyone had??
I don't mind disconnecting, but I read the rear SAM on an '02 can be fussy even if you do everything right.
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So who has pulled the steering wheel and what is the experience here? Just no key anywhere close to the ignition? Or disconnect the negative terminal for the batter?
I've got the dreaded dead steering wheel button and thought I'd try re-soldering before I spent the cash to order parts to replace. Never had the airbag, etc out and wanted to see what experience everyone had??
I don't mind disconnecting, but I read the rear SAM on an '02 can be fussy even if you do everything right.
I've got the dreaded dead steering wheel button and thought I'd try re-soldering before I spent the cash to order parts to replace. Never had the airbag, etc out and wanted to see what experience everyone had??
I don't mind disconnecting, but I read the rear SAM on an '02 can be fussy even if you do everything right.
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The DIY for the button fix is here: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-controls.html It seems pretty straight forward.
He apparently did not disconnect the battery, but I was hoping for a few others with experience. The whole airbag thing just makes me a bit nervous, but then so does some of the rear SAM issues.
He apparently did not disconnect the battery, but I was hoping for a few others with experience. The whole airbag thing just makes me a bit nervous, but then so does some of the rear SAM issues.
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The DIY for the button fix is here: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-controls.html It seems pretty straight forward.
He apparently did not disconnect the battery, but I was hoping for a few others with experience. The whole airbag thing just makes me a bit nervous, but then so does some of the rear SAM issues.
He apparently did not disconnect the battery, but I was hoping for a few others with experience. The whole airbag thing just makes me a bit nervous, but then so does some of the rear SAM issues.
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i would call the service dept dude i wouldnt take the risk without assurance that your doing the right thing. if airbags deploy thats allot of money to replace interior and reprogram. ill be watching this. im planning on replacing my old wheel. 
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ive disconnected the center dash before and started the car and it did give me an SRS error. i was so scared it would deploy next time they were connected. but it never did.
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do you mean the buttons in the center like hazards and stuff. it has the baby seat thing in it so that is why you got the srs error. but i think that is different from the error with the airbag that i don't think will clear itself after power cycling.
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The center section on the dash can throw the same error when it is unplugged and the ignition is switched on. Learned that one the hard way last week. 
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