Posted here as its technical rather than an accessory forum question:

How does one go about removing the steering wheel and airbag from a MY99 UK Turbo2000 without setting the charges off?

I wish to change the OE wheel to a snap-off kind for security reasons

Has anyone done this?

 

disconnect the battery and leave it overnight as a start..

I would get your dealer to do it if your not confident...

(yes I would do it myself )

 

Hi Richard.
I have resently changed the steerinwheel for a custumer

Subaru dealer said :disconnect the batteri for 2hours get in the car press the brake pedal a couple of times(to be sure that all power is jused)
Then just take it off.

Skassa

 

Cant say for a subaru, but I have removed airbags from VW/Audi. I simply unplugged the wires for the airbag as I was removing them.
I would imagine that power is needed to actually set the airbag off, so if the battery is disconnected, you should be totally safe. Ive never actually heard of any going off anyway during removal. ( Though I did hear of a couple of BMW,s with very low profile rubber, hitting potholes and setting them off )

 

very hard 2 activate airbag it needs a sequence from ecu , when we send back under warranty we have have 2 activate even with 12volts put thought they dont go off, need 2 use service tool, just disconnect battery and remove ,dont connect battery with air bag disconnected because it will register fault and put light up

 

Any1 know how to "remove" Air Bag light ON after removing airbag ?

 

take the bulb out of the dash... unplug the airbag unit in front of the gearlever? (yellow cables)

David

 

If i unplug SRS unit wouldn't that disable passanger airbag also?
What i meant is...if i took my steering wheel for some reason down...than put it back on but Air Bag light is still ON...how do i reset that error in ecu...it can't be done trough select monitor reset...thanks upfront...