Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual page 1341

Precautions/Procedu
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Steering-related Precautions
Steoring Wheel and Cable Reol Alignment
NOTE: To avoid misalignment of the steering wheel on
reassembly, make sure the wheels are turned straight
ahead before removing the steering wheel.
Rotate the cable reel clockwise until it stops.
Then rotate it counterclockwise (approximately two and
a half turns) until the arrow mark on the cable reel label
points straight up.
ARROW MARK
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24-12
SteeringColumn Romoval
GAUTION:
. Betoro r€moving the steering column. first discon-
nect tho connector between ihe cable 1a9l and tho
SRS main harness.
. lf the steering column is going to be removed with-
out dismounting the ste€ring wheel, lock the stecr.
ing by turning the ignition key to o-LOCK position. or
remove the key from the ignition so thal lhe steering
whed will not turn.
NOTE:
When the airbag assembly and cable reel are discon-
nected. and the battery is reconnected and the igni-
tion switch is turned ON (ll), the SRS unit will store
this as an open in the driver's airbag inflator, and the
S R S i n d i c a t o r l i g h t w i l l c o m e o n , I n s u c h a c a s e .
make sure to confirm the DTC, then clear the SRS
unit memorv.
For disconnecting the spring-loaded lock type con-
nector, refer to page 24-10.
SRS MAIN HARNESS
2P CONNECTOR
Do not replace the original steering wheel with any other
d e s i g n b e c a u s e i t w i l l m a k e i t i m p o s s i b l e t o p r o p e r l y
install the airbag (only use genuine Honda replacement
parts).
After reassembly, confirm the wheels are still turned
straight ahead and that the steering wheel spoke angle
is correct. lf minor spoke angle adjustment is necessary,
do so only by adjusting the tie-rods, not by removing
and repositioning the steering whee..