Dismantling and assembling steering column switch: VW Touareg I
Step-by-step dismantling and assembling steering column switch for the VW Touareg I: 14 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touareg I (7L, 2002–2010)
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- On removal, take care not to turn the airbag coil connector/return spring with slip ring F138 and the steering angle sender G85 out of the centre position.
- The steering column electronics control unit J527 must be coded following replacement .Ensure proper routing of wires at steering column switch.
📋 Procedure
- Remove steering column switch .
- Remove the two bolts (arrows) at the link piece of the Tiptronic switches in steering wheel E389.
- Remove the two bolts (arrows) at the Tiptronic switches in steering wheel E389.
- Release catch (arrow) at multi-pin connector of airbag coil connector/return spring with slip ring F138 and steering angle sender G85(1).
- Carefully move aside bracket (2) with multi-pin connector for Tiptronic switch in steering wheel E389(3).
- Release catch (arrows) at link piece of right Tiptronic switch in steering wheel E389.
- Carefully move aside link piece with right Tiptronic switch.
- Release catch (arrows) at link piece of left Tiptronic switch in steering wheel E389 and detach entire Tiptronic switch in steering wheel E389.
- Pull the airbag coil connector/return spring with slip ring F138 and the steering angle sender G85 carefully out of the steering column switch. [Note: On removal, take care not to turn the airbag coil connector/return spring with slip ring F138 and the steering angle sender G85 out of the centre position.]
- To remove "“windscreen wiper switch”", screw out bolts (2).
- Detach "“windscreen wiper switch”".
- To remove "“turn signal switch”", screw out bolts (1).
- Detach "“turn signal switch”".
- Detach steering column electronics control unit J527 from "“turn signal switch”". [Note: The steering column electronics control unit J527 must be coded following replacement .Ensure proper routing of wires at steering column switch.]
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