Replacement
HORN BUTTON ASSEMBLYREPLACEMENT
HINT: Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
1. PRECAUTION
2. DISCONNECT BATTERY NEGATIVE TERMINAL
3. REMOVE SWITCH & VOLUME CASE
a. Using a screwdriver, remove the switch & volume case.
HINT: Tape up the screwdriver tip before use.
4. REMOVE STEERING WHEEL COVER LOWER NO.2
a. Using a screwdriver, remove the steering wheel cover lower No.2.
HINT: Tape up the screwdriver tip before use.
5. REMOVE HORN BUTTON ASSEMBLY
a. Place the front wheels facing straight ahead.
b. Using a torx socket wrench (T30), loosen the 2 torx screws until the groove along the screw circumference catches on the screw case.
c. Pull out the horn button assembly from the steering wheel assembly and support the horn button assembly with one hand as shown in the illustration.
NOTE: When removing the horn button assembly, do not pull the airbag wire harness.
d. Disconnect the horn connector.
e. Disconnect the connectors from the horn button assembly.
NOTE: When handling the airbag connector, take care not to damage the airbag wire harness.
f. Remove the horn button assembly.
6. INSTALL HORN BUTTON ASSEMBLY
a. Support the horn button assembly with one hand as shown in the illustration.
b. Connect the connectors to the horn button assembly.
NOTE: When handling the airbag connector, take care not to damage the airbag wire harness.
c. Confirm that the circumference groove of the torx screw fits in the screw case, and place the horn button assembly onto the steering wheel assembly.
d. Connect the horn connector.
e. Using a torx driver (T30), tighten the 2 torx screws.
Torque: 8.8 Nm (90 kgf.cm, 78 in.lbf)
7. CONNECT BATTERY NEGATIVE TERMINAL
NOTE: When disconnecting the negative (-) battery terminal, initialize the system shown in the table after the terminal is reconnected.
8. INSPECT HORN BUTTON ASSEMBLY
a. Perform a visual check which includes the following items with the horn button assembly installed in the vehicle: Cuts, minute cracks or marked discoloration on the horn button assembly top surface and in the grooved portion.
b. Make sure that the horn sounds.
HINT: If the horn does not sound, inspect the horn system.
9. INSPECT SRS WARNING LIGHT.