[s-cars] Steering Servo Disable

bob.rossato at att.net bob.rossato at att.net
Wed Aug 6 18:34:40 EDT 2003


Actually the '92 and '93 cars do have a relay, it's just not in the same
easily accessible place.  The relay for the earlier cars is behind the glove
box.

Bob

> For the older cars (like my '93) there is no relay.  If you have a
> relay, you can probably figure out which wire to break and run it to a
> switch on the dashboard.
>
> If you don't have a relay, you can disable the Servotronic (without
> pulling the plug on the steering rack) as follows.  I cut the red/white
> wire on connector #9 on connector station 1.  Connector station 1 is
> under the driver's dash and the #9 connector is the orange one.  Cut the
> red/white wire going to the orange plug.  To switch the Servotronic
> on/off, you can connect a switch here and run it to your dash.  I just
> leave mine disconnected.  Pulling the plug on the PS does the same,
> except you're likely to get all kinds of dirt on the contacts and it's
> not as neat as this method.
>
> -- Rich A.
>    '92 & 93 S4
>    '83 Coupe GT (for sale)



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