[s-cars] ignition switch replacement

[Fred Munro]

Hi Franco;

The tech said if you waited a couple of minutes after you disconnected the
battery, the airbag went inactive. The airbag igniter has to get power from
somewhere and I think it is fired electrically from the front sensors.

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: Franco Barber [mailto:feb at febsun.cmhnet.org]
Sent: October 13, 2003 1:49 PM
To: Fred Munro
Cc: Dooksniffer at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] ignition switch replacement


Just goes to show that the dealer techs don't do the job right either.
Disconnecting the battery is necessary but not sufficient.

According to the bentley you're also supposed to disconnect the air bag
power supply connector, a red connector somewhere in the passenger
footwell.  I could "see" mine but not get to it.

As to sitting to one side, there isn't really much room to wiggle in
there unless you're really small of frame.  You've kind of got to
lean to the right just to get to the switch in any case.

Franco

On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 01:32:27PM -0400, Fred Munro wrote:
> I watched one of the local dealer techs do this job on a '95 A6 last week.
> He left the steering wheel on and disconnected the battery to disarm the
> airbag. He was sitting to one side to avoid working in front of the
airbag.
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Franco Barber
> Sent: October 13, 2003 10:02 AM
> To: Dooksniffer at aol.com
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] ignition switch replacement
>
>
> Ron,
>
> Follow this link for my experiences in replacing the ignition switch:
>
>
http://www.audi-quattro.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Audi/ReplacingTheIgnitionSwit
> ch
>
>
> Franco
>
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 09:17:29AM -0400, Dooksniffer at aol.com wrote:
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > Is it possible to do the job w/o removal of the steering wheel?  Bentley
> > suggests doing so, but it doesn't seem necessary.  I would think that
> removing the
> > instrument cluster would provide adequate access.  Any BTDT's or write
ups
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Ron W.
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Franco Barber                   feb at febsun.cmhnet.org
95 A6Q w/Gamma CD mit RDS!      Columbus, Ohio  USA
95 A6Q 5spd w/HCB-30 bluetooth car kit!