TUTORIAL: Volkswagen Passat B6, B7, CC (2006-2016) steering wheel removal or replacement in 9 easy steps
If you want to replace or remove Volkswagen Passat B6, B7, CC (2006-2016) steering wheel, watch the video tutorial below.
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ATTENTION: In order not to produce a short-circuit if you inadvertently touch the car with different tools, first disconnect the negative terminal and then the positive terminal! And to the assembly new battery, first connect the negative terminal and then the positive terminal.
1. Insert the key in the ignition to unlock the steering wheel
2. Disconnect the battery terminals, starting first with the negative terminal
In order not to produce a short-circuit if you inadvertently touch the car with different tools, first disconnect the negative terminal and then the positive terminal.
3. Adjust the steering wheel towards you and then lift it up
4. Rotate the steering wheel at the 90 degrees to have access at the holes in the back and then stick a flat blade screwdriver and pull it up until the airbag is release from the metal clip.
Here is the hole with the metal clip where you have to insert the screwdriver.
Insert the screwdriver just above that metal clip indicated with the red arrow.
5. Do the same with the other metal clip
Here is exatcly what I did: I insert the screwdriver over that metal clip and I lift the screwdriver up. I did the same with the other metal clip.
6. Pull the airbag out of the steerinng wheel and diconnect the wires.
To remove that yellow harness, you just have to take that white part out using a flat blade screwdriver. Then you can remove the harness.
There is another harness that you have to remove it.
There are some cables on the airbag that you have to remove it if you want to.
To remove the yellow harness from the airbag, you just have to pull that red part out using a flat blade screwdriver and then remove the harness.
Put the steering wheel in the normal position to be much easier to remove it and install it back in.
7. Take the key out from the ignition to lock the steering wheel.
8. Remove the bolt from the steering wheel using a Torx Screwdriver Bits 12 Point Spline Bit M12 S2.
You have to make sure that when you install the new steering wheel back in you have to line up those marks.
9. Remove the steering wheel.
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