Contact Coil Cable Assembly Removal and Installation: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Suzuki SX4. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Disconnect negative (-) cable at battery.
Remove steering wheel from steering column referring to STEERING WHEEL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
Remove steering column hole cover.
Remove steering column lower cover (2) and upper cover (1).

Fig 1: Identifying Steering Column Lower Cover And Upper Cover
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Remove contact coil cable assembly (1) with steering angle sensor (2) (ESP® model) from steering column.

Fig 2: Identifying Contact Coil Cable Assembly With Steering Angle Sensor
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For ESP® model, remove steering angle sensor from contact coil cable assembly referring to STEERING ANGLE SENSOR REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (ESP® MODEL) .