[s-cars] ignition switch replacement

[Kirby Smith]

I believe there is a big capacitor somewhere, perhaps under the back
seat, that has to discharge.

kirby



Fred Munro wrote:
>
> 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
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