Audi Q5: Right/Left Multifunction Buttons on Steering Wheel -E441-/-E440-, Removing and Installing
Multifunction Buttons, Removing and Installing, through MY 2012
- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers and remove the ignition key.
WARNING
Danger of unintended engine ignition
Turn off the ignition and remove the ignition key from the vehicle interior for all work performed on the high voltage vehicle.
Removing
- Remove the driver airbag. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.69; Driver Side Airbag; Overview - Driver Side Airbag.
- Disconnect trim ring from steering wheel.
- Disconnect the connector -1- on the multifunction button -2-.
- Slide multifunction button -2- out of steering wheel in direction of -arrow-.
- Rotate multifunction button.
- Disconnect the connector -2- to tiptronic switch from multifunction button -1- and remove button.
Installing
- Install in reverse order of removal.
Removal and installation of left multifunction button is identical.
Tightening specifications and further installation instructions. Refer to the overview → Chapter "Overview - Multifunction Steering Wheel, through MY 2012".
Multifunction 4-Spoke Steering Wheel, Removing and Installing, from MY 2013
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Trim Removal Wedge -3409-
The multifunction buttons -2- are attached to the trim molding -1-. The trim -1- and the multifunction buttons -2- are attached to the steering wheel. The multifunction buttons -2- have an extra retainer -3-.
While removing, first make sure the trim -1- can be loosened by hand (approximately 5 mm). Then, using the Trim Removal Wedge -3409-, open the retainers -3- on the multifunction buttons -2- and remove the trim -1- together with the multifunction buttons -2-.
Trim retainers
1 - Trim Molding
Arrows - tabs
Multifunction button retainers
1 - Multifunction button
2 - Catch
- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers and remove the ignition key.
WARNING
Danger of unintended engine ignition
Turn off the ignition and remove the ignition key from the vehicle interior for all work performed on the high voltage vehicle.
Removing
- Remove the driver airbag. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.69; Driver Side Airbag; Overview - Driver Side Airbag.
- Remove the connecting wires from their guides inside the steering wheel.
- Loosen the trim -2- with the multifunction buttons -arrows- and remove it approximately 5 mm from the steering wheel -1-.
- Release the multifunction buttons -2- using the Trim Removal Wedge -3409- near the retainers -3-. Position the Trim Removal Wedge -3409- as illustrated.
- When doing this, be careful of the connectors to the tiptronic switches -2-.
- Disconnect connector -2- on the multifunction buttons.
- Remove the trim and the multifunction buttons from the steering wheel.
The multifunction buttons are attached to the trim.
- Disconnect the connector on the multifunction button.
- Remove the screws -3- and press the multifunction button -2- out of the trim -1-.
The additional wire on the right multifunction button remains on the button.
Installing
- Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following:
- Mount the trim, with the multifunction buttons installed, on the steering wheel.
- Route the connection cable for the tiptronic switch -2- as illustrated.
- Route the rest of the connection cable, including the connector, into the guides inside the steering wheel.
- Press the trim -2- with the multifunction button onto the steering wheel -1- until it audibly engages.
- Make sure the wires are routed correctly in the steering wheel.
Tightening specifications and further installation instructions. Refer to the overview → Chapter "Overview - Multifunction Steering Wheel, 4-Spoke Steering Wheel, from MY 2013".
3-Spoke Steering Wheel Multifunction Buttons, Removing and Installing, from MY 2013
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Trim Removal Wedge -3409-
The multifunction buttons -2- are clipped in the trim molding -1-. The trim -1- and the multifunction buttons -2- are attached to the steering wheel. The multifunction buttons -2- have an extra retainer -3-.
While removing, first make sure the trim -1- can be loosened by hand (approximately 5 mm). Then, using the Trim Removal Wedge -3409-, open the retainers -3- on the multifunction buttons -2- and remove the trim -1- together with the multifunction buttons -2-.
Trim retainers
1 - Trim Molding
Arrows - tabs
Multifunction button retainers
1 - Multifunction button
2 - Catch
- Turn off the ignition and all electrical consumers and remove the ignition key.
WARNING
Danger of unintended engine ignition
Turn off the ignition and remove the ignition key from the vehicle interior for all work performed on the high voltage vehicle.
Removing
- Remove the driver airbag. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.69; Driver Side Airbag; Overview - Driver Side Airbag.
- Remove the connecting wires from their guides inside the steering wheel.
- Loosen the trim -2- with the multifunction buttons -arrows- and remove it approximately 5 mm from the steering wheel -1-.
- Release the multifunction buttons -2- using the Trim Removal Wedge -3409- near the retainers -3-. Position the Trim Removal Wedge -3409- as illustrated.
- When doing this, be careful of the connectors to the tiptronic switches -2-.
- Disconnect connector -2- on the multifunction buttons.
- Remove the trim and the multifunction buttons from the steering wheel.
The multifunction buttons are attached to the trim.
- Disconnect the connector -3- from the multifunction buttons -1-.
- Open the clips -arrows- and press the multifunction button -1- out of the decorative trim -2-.
The additional wire on the right multifunction button remains on the button.
Installing
- Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following:
- Mount the trim, with the multifunction buttons installed, on the steering wheel.
- Route the connection cable for the tiptronic switch -2- as illustrated.
- Route the rest of the connection cable, including the connector, into the guides inside the steering wheel.
- Press the trim -2- with the multifunction button onto the steering wheel -1- until it audibly engages.
- Make sure the wires are routed correctly in the steering wheel.
Tightening specifications and further installation instructions. Refer to the overview → Chapter "Overview - Multifunction Steering Wheel, 3-Spoke Steering Wheel, from MY 2013".
