Audio Control Switch Removal/Installation: Notes

2011 Mazda 3 Mazdaspeed, 2.3 3SECTION Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mazda RX-8. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
  • For vehicles with the cruise control system, the audio control switch harness and the cruise control switch harness are united, therefore they cannot be separated.
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
  2. Remove the driver-side air bag module. (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  3. Remove the steering wheel. (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
  4. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
    Fig 1: Removing Audio Control Switch Parts
    G03703411Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  5. Install in the reverse order of removal.
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