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front defrost and rear defrost on steering wheel only work at 90 degrees turn

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by pmanipole, Nov 3, 2017.

  1. pmanipole

    pmanipole Junior Member

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    the buttons on the lower right side of the steering wheel do not work when level. if i turn the wheel 90 degrees to the left the 3 buttons now work. turn it back and they are not working again. is there a cable connector inside the steering wheel that need to be properly seated? i can live with this as the console controls work but it is annoying. also the controls on the left bottom steering wheel work in all positions. thanks.
     
    #1 pmanipole, Nov 3, 2017
  2. bisco

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    spiral cable probably needs replacement. big job, i'd live with it if possible.
     
    #2 bisco, Nov 3, 2017
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    Had the same problem with the wife's '07. It was the spiral cable. I changed it because I couldn't be sure if the air bag would work or not. It wasn't hard at all, but you do need to be careful to keep the right orientation with the replacement cable. I bought a used one from someone I trust who kept it properly aligned. I think it took about 20 minutes.
     
    #3 jerrymildred, Nov 3, 2017
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