How to install a remote control to your steering wheel?
How to Install a car remote control to your steering wheel. I show you step by step what comes in the package, how to harness it to your steering wheel in your car and connect it with live demonstration turning it on for the first time. Scrub to 2:47 to see installation in car. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUS…
Why is my steering wheel locked when I turn it off?
Insert the key into the ignition. Your steering wheel is likely locked because there was a bit of force on the wheel as you turned the car off last. Unlocking it will require using the ignition key in the same way you would when starting the vehicle.
How do you unlock a locked steering wheel?
Unlocking it will require using the ignition key in the same way you would when starting the vehicle. Insert the key into the ignition and see if it will turn. If the key will turn and start the vehicle, the wheel will unlock with the ignition cylinder.
What to do when your steering wheel wont turn?
If the ignition cylinder has seized, spraying a small amount of electrical cleaner into the key hole may lubricate it enough to turn. Be careful not to spray too much into the key hole. A few short squirts should suffice. Once done, insert the key and turn it back and forth gently to work the lubricant in.
What to do when your steering wheel is locked?
Step 3: Using WD40 to free up the ignition lock cylinder. In some cases, the vehicle’s lock tumblers are frozen solid resulting in a locked steering wheel. WD 40 can be sprayed into the lock cylinder and then the key inserted and rocked back in forth gently to try to loosen the tumblers.
Is there a way to rekey a steering wheel?
In some cases a professional service can rekey the new ignition lock assembly to use the old keys if they are in good shape. Otherwise, a new key may need to be cut. Step 1: Remove the steering wheel column panels. Begin by loosening the screws holding the lower steering wheel column in place.
Why is my key not working on my steering wheel?
The keys become worn in the ridges or, in newer cars, the chip in the key may not function anymore, causing the steering wheel not to unlock. Step 3: Using WD40 to free up the ignition lock cylinder.
Can a spare key be used to unlock the steering wheel?
Most vehicles should have more than one key. Use the spare key and see if it turns all the way in the key cylinder, allowing the steering wheel to be unlocked. The keys become worn in the ridges or, in newer cars, the chip in the key may not function anymore, causing the steering wheel not to unlock.