Hyundai Accent (HC): Steering System / Steering wheel

Contents:

• Components and Components Location
• Repair procedures
• Heated Steering wheel

Components and Components Location

- Components

1. Lower cover
2. Wiring
3. Steering wheel
4. Remote control swtich
5. Upper cover
6. Driver airbag module

Repair procedures

- Removal

1.Disconnect the battery negative cable and wait for at least three minutes before beginning work.

2.Put a flat tool (Ø4mm) into a guide hole located in the bottom of steering wheel and press a spring.

• When put a tool into a hole, make sure not to damage an airbag cusion by a tool.

3.Turn a steering wheel anti-clockwise, so make a guide hole (A) shown on the rightside. Put a tool into a hole (A) and bend back a fixed DAB spring. Make sure to pull DAB cover when bend back the spring.

• Pull the DAB cover when disengaging the DAB spring because the DAB does not pop up automatically.

4.Turn a steering wheel clockwise. Put a tool into a hole (A) and bend back a fixed DAB spring. Make sure to pull DAB cover.

• Be careful not to put a tool into a wrong hole. 

5.Release the connector locking pin, then disconnect the driver airbag module connector (A) and horn connector (B).

• The removed airbag module should be stored in a clean, dry place with the pad cover facing up.

6.Disconnect the clock spring connector.

7.Remove the steering wheel by loosening the lock bolt (A).

Tightening torque : 44.1 - 49.0 N.m (4.5 - 5.0 kgf.m, 32.5 - 36.2 lb-ft)

8.Install in the reverse order of removal.

• Do not reuse the steering lock bolt.

• When assembling, match the gear teeth as the below illustration.

1.Loosen the screw and then remove the lower cover.

2.Disconnect the remote control switch connector.

3.Remove the control box by loosening the screw.

4.Remove the remote control switch by loosening the screw.

5.Remove the upper cover by loosening the screw.

6.To reassembly, reverse in the disassembly procedure.

Heated Steering wheel

- Components

Heated steering wheel switch

1. Heated steering wheel switch

Heated steering wheel control unit

1. Heated steering wheel control unit

Heated steering wheel pad

1. Heated steering wheel control pad

• For the convenience of drivers during the winter, exothermic paint is applied to the surface of the steering wheel to generate heat when it is gripped.

Heated steering wheel control unit

Heated steering wheel pad

Heated steering wheel switch

Heated steering wheel control unit

Heated steering wheel pad

Heated steering wheel switch

Heated steering wheel switch

1.Disconnect the negative (-) batttery terminal.

2.Remove the floor console assembly.(Refer to Body - "Floor Console Assembly")

3.Remove the heated steering wheel switch (A) after loosening the screws.

4.To install, reverse the removal procedure.

Heated steering wheel control unit

1.Remove the steering wheel.(Refer to Steering System - "Steering Wheel")

2.Loosen the screw and then remove the lower cover.

3.Disconnect the remote control switch connector.

4.Remove the control box by loosening the screw.

5.To install, reverse the removal procedure.