Removing and installing steering column switch module: VW Touran II
Step-by-step removing and installing steering column switch module for the VW Touran II: 12 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 Touran II (5T, 2015–)
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- Ensure that switch module of steering column is engaged correctly.
- If a new steering column electronics control unit J527 is installed, do not remove transport protection until steering wheel is mounted.
📋 Procedure
- Move steering wheel to rearmost and lowest position. Use the entire range of adjustment of the steering column for this purpose.
- Remove steering wheel Running gear, axles, steering48Steering wheel; Removing and installing steering wheel.
- Remove lower steering column trim General body repairs, interior68Compartments and covers; Removing and installing lower steering column trim.
- ⚠ Risk of damage to the electronic components due to electrostatic discharge.Before disconnecting the electrical connector, the mechanics must electrostatically discharge themselves by briefly grasping hold of door striker plate or similar. — Pull out connector lock in direction of (arrow A) and separate electrical connector (1).
- Pull out connector lock in direction of (arrow B) and separate electrical connector (2).
- Press connector lock in direction of arrow (C), and disconnect connector (3).
- Press release button (1) on each side in direction of arrow (A).
- Pull off steering column switch module (2) slightly.
- Release retaining tab (3) in direction of arrow (B).
- Pull off steering column switch module (2).
- Ensure that switch module of steering column is engaged correctly.
- If a new steering column electronics control unit J527 is installed, do not remove transport protection until steering wheel is mounted.
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
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