Electronic Vehicle Information Center Switch - Removal

REMOVAL

Special Tools:






WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

SEBRING





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the driver airbag assembly from the steering wheel, Driver Air Bag - Removal.
3. From the back of the steering wheel (4), remove the screws (2) that secure the front bezel to the rear cover (1) of the steering wheel.

NOTE: Depending on model, there may be additional screws securing the bezel to the steering wheel.






4. From the face of the steering wheel, remove the screws (2) as needed, that secure the front spoke bezel (5) to the steering wheel armature within the steering wheel hub cavity.
5. Using a trim stick (special tool # ) or equivalent, carefully pry at the parting line between the front spoke bezel and the steering wheel rear cover enough to unsnap the two horizontal members of the bezel from those of the rear cover.
6. Pull the front spoke bezel away from the steering wheel far enough to access and disconnect the steering wheel wire harness connections from the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) switch pod (1).





7. From the back of the steering wheel spoke front bezel (4), remove the three screws (2) that secure the EVIC switch pod (3) mounting tabs to the bezel.
8. Remove the switch from the bezel.

AVENGER





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. From the back of the steering wheel (1), access and remove the screw (3) that secures the left spoke front bezel to the steering wheel.
3. From the face of the steering wheel, pull the outboard side of the front spoke bezel up from the steering wheel far enough to disengage the lip on the inboard side of the bezel from under the edge of the driver airbag trim cover.





4. Pull the front spoke bezel (2) away from the steering wheel far enough to access and disconnect the electrical connector from the receptacle (1).
5. From the back of the bezel, remove the three screws (3) that secure the mounting adapter plate (4) to the bezel.
6. Remove the mounting adapter plate and switch from the bezel.