Steering wheel plus mirror question

[stevo55]

I’d be surprised if they had a different harness. Maybe you need to code the steering wheel module to tell it it’s got buttons. What’s your current coding?

Good point and it’s back from the garage now-will call them tomorrow but failing that she’s in for a service and other bits next week at a specialist so they should be able to assist.
Annoying though.


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[stevo55]

Just spoke to the garage again and they said there was a connector for the airbag and that was it. Ref coding they said they can’t code anything through thin air as there were no physical connectors to plug into the new wheel.
Confused.com here so will push this to local specialist as there must be a fix-it’s an OEM RS6 item for that car.


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[TOPMAN]

I’m quite sure that you have the wrong clock spring. You need part number 1J0959654AL according to ETKA which has extra connectors for heating the wheel. Look at this photo I found, it has 3 connectors. Airbag, tip and temp sensor (I believe). There is also an extra connector in the top right corner which I believe powers the heating element (not in photo).
From memory I recall that there is also a small harness to power the heating element.
You will also need the control unit for the MSFW with tip function, if you haven’t got it already. VCDS shows mine as part number 4B0 907 487 H. About 15 years ago someone did a detailed write up on this retrofit, but I can’t find it right now.

[stevo55]

Aha. So it looks like the spare I have is an ‘AC’ as opposed to an ‘AL’ which is typical.
Quick search shows how expensive they are-pushing £400! Ouch.
One thing I guess is I have to of the ‘AC’s’ that I could sell (including the one off the current fitted wheel) but it’s still a major faff. What a surprise. Not.
Also the control unit you mention-where does that plug into? Unfortunately I have no way of knowing if the steering wheel is a heated one (am guessing the heating elements are inside the wheel) and there was no serial number to go off and it’s now on the car.
Many Thanks for the info though! Very helpful


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