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Rover 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual28 · Supplementary restraint system (SRS)
28 · Body & interior

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Make
Rover
Model
Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual
Section
Repairs › Remove
Supplementary restraint system (SRS)Remove

Service Repair No. 57.60.01

Remove

  1. Remove key from starter switch and disconnect both battery leads, earth lead first.
  2. Wait 10 minutes to allow SRS back – up power circuit to discharge before commencing work.
  3. Remove drivers airbag module, see Drivers airbag module.
Diagram of steering wheel assembly showing the SRS multiplug connection point (4) and central hub (6).
  1. Disconnect SRS multiplug from slip ring.
  2. Position steering wheel so that the road wheels are in the straight ahead position.
  3. Restrain steering wheel and slacken the self – locking nut securing steering wheel to column.
  4. Loosen steering wheel from column splines by applying impact to the steering wheel directed as close to the centre of the wheel as possible.

CAUTION: Do not remove nut until steering wheel is loosened from the column.

  1. Remove and discard self – locking nut.
  2. Remove steering wheel.

Do not carry out further dismantling if component is removed for access only

Diagram of steering wheel internals showing the airbag control unit (10), horn pushes (11), and wiring harnesses (12).
  1. Remove airbag control unit, see Airbag control unit.
  2. Remove 2 horn pushes, see ELECTRICAL – Repairs.
  3. Release connector from steering wheel and remove horn push harness.
  4. Transfer removed components to new steering wheel.

Refit

  1. Fit steering wheel ensuring the slip ring lug and indicator cancelling cam are correctly aligned and engaged.
  2. Fit new steering wheel nut and tighten to 45 Nm.
  3. Connect SRS multiplug to slip ring.
  4. Fit drivers airbag module, see Drivers airbag module.

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