If it’s like mine, the vcds coding in the post doesn’t work.Hi there I’ve done your mod on the steering wheel on a new t6.1 but can’t code out the light and also the cruise control and assist does work. Do you have any ideas ??
Yeah, they work.Hi, do the DSG flappy paddles work? I've been told the wont?
Thansk
Hey Pauly, How did you reconnect those wire hooks for the airbag?Removing the airbag
This picture shows what the airbag retaining clips on the wheel look like from the inside, these im going to call the steering wheel 'hooks'
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and this is a rear view of the wheel with the airbag attached, note the metal pieces over the steering wheel 'hooks'
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with the engine running we turn the wheel 90 degrees to put one of the airbag clips at the top so it can be accessed from behind at the top of the steering column plastics in front of the instrument cluster
with the engine turned off use a small to medium flat blade screwdriver to release the first airbag clip
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to do this we just need to get the screwdriver behind the metal clip and press it downwards and off the steering wheel hook
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once the first clip is released i start the engine and turn the wheel back 180 degrees so the opposing clip is at the top and accessible from behind then turn the engine off and repeat
when both clips are released i start the engine again and return the wheel to centre making sure the steering is central and the front wheels are pointing straight ahead, the engine can now be turned off and the ignition wont be touched again now until we are done
it is generally recommended to disconnect vehicle batteries when working on airbag systems so this is the point that can be done as we dont need power anymore
now the airbag has been released we can see inside the steering wheel and the yellow airbag connector can be undone
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all airbag plugs have safety catches so they cannot be unintentionally disturbed so removing the plug takes a double action
firstly the white clip needs to be partially withdrawn outwards using a small screwdriver or similar
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once the white piece is lifted we squeeze the white bit from above and the yellow plug from below and give the plug a wiggle and a pull and it will pop out
the airbag can then be moved to the side to access the plug for the steering wheel buttons
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the plug has a small catch at the rear that needs to be depressed to release it
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and this is what you end up with
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Hey Pauly,They are spring loaded and just snap back on when you push the airbag back into place
Hey @nemesis03 , thanks for that information, it gives me hope that I can get my new wheel working after all!.Thank you, Pauly, for this guide, which helped me a lot. This week I changed the steering wheel in my 2023 T6.1 California Beach from the standard multifunktional steering wheel (2G0419089B) to a steering wheel with paddles and hands on detection (and potentialy heating), Part No. 3G0419089CR. I did a bit of documentation in the german forum: Bericht Umbau auf Lenkrad mit Schaltwippen und kapazitiver Berührungserkennung
I also had the problem that the new wheel has a 5 pin connector and the Airbag has a 6 pin plug. I bought a 5 pin plug from VW and wanted to switch the pins from the 6 pin plug to the 5 pin plug, but the pins are different sizes and cannot be switched from one plug to the other.
I solved this by buying another set of multifunctional steering wheel buttons, part. No. 3G0959442S. This model has a 6 pin connector and also the connectors for paddles, hands on detection and heating.
After switching the wheels I had to do some coding to make the hands on detection work for the adaptive line guidance:
In control unit „19 Gateway“ in long coding „Sollverbau_KLR“ auf „installed“ (Byte 01, Bit 3 to activated). After that you can clear the error "additional installation detected“ in the gateway.
In control unit „A5 Driver Assistance“, long coding „Klr“ auf „coded“ (Byte 05, Bit 2 to activated)
In control unit „13 Adaptive Cruise Control“ is a long coding for „Capacitive_steering_wheel”, but I did not manage to activate this (keeps switching back to not activated).
Hands on detection is working and will prevent the alarm message that comes when the driver did not make steering inputs for some time.
I had no luck so far to get the button for travel assist working.
I googled the part numbers (guessing the letters at the end) and looked at pictures, e.g. on ebay. Often the black housing of the 6pin connector can be seen on the picture. The assumption is that the black connector housing is always a six pin connector. I do not have prove that there is no connector with a black housing and 5 pins (I just hope that there are only two connector types).How on earth did you work out which buttons have the 5 pin plug and which have the 6 pin plug?
I did not make many photos, I can show the photos of removing the silver frame from the steering wheel.Of course, I don’t have permission to see the links and photos from your German forum post, so I’m hoping you would be so kind as to copy them here so I can see the details in your photos and see which links I need.
That’s a great idea except I don’t know enough German to create an account!In the german forum is one guy who soldered the 6pin connector from the old keypad onto the new keypad: Schaltwippen nachrüsten/Lenkrad Wechsel (maybe you should create an account to view the pictures)
That would be another cheap approach if you have soldering skills.