Steering column switch (SMLS) - E595 - remove and install — VW
Steering column switch (SMLS) - E595 - remove and install on VW: 10 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: platform codes 6A1, 6A5
📋 Procedure
- Turn off the ignition and all electrical devices, then remove the ignition key.
- Disconnect the BatteryA .
- Place the steering wheel in centre position (straight wheels).
- Remove the steering wheel.Chassis, axles, steering48Steering.
- Place the steering column, adjusting it to its lowest position, and lock the column using the locking lever.
- Remove the steering column lining General body repairs, interior68Stowage compartment/covers; assembly overview - luggage compartment lining.
- Release the fastening bolt (arrow) of the steering column switch (1) .
- Pull the safety lock (2) upwards, in the direction of (arrow B) and disconnect the connector (1) from the steering column switch (3) .
- Remove the steering column switch (3).
- If the Steering angle sensor G85 is integrated to the Airbag coil contact and return spring w/ sliding ring F138, carry out the basic adjustment of the steering angle sensor.
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Who makes these pages, and how
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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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