To remove and install the steering wheel, first drive on a level surface with the steering wheel straight. Disconnect the negative battery cable and tape the end of the cable. Turn the ignition key to the position I to turn the steering lock off. Remove the air bag assembly, then remove the steering wheel mounting bolt. Lock the contact reel release locking screw in contact reel parking hole in the steering wheel, make sure the locking screw is in the plastic strip, and lock the contact reel pin to lock the contact reel in zero position. Carefully remove the steering wheel, pulling the lead and plastic strip with the screw through the hole in the center. For installation, place back steering wheel making sure contact reel pin is in the center of the steering wheel hole, and install steering wheel nut finger tight. Remove the screw from the contact reel plastic strip and determine it again in the parking hole on the steering wheel, and tighten the steering wheel nut to 42 ft. lbs. (60 Nm) and reinstall the air bag assembly. When reconnecting the battery, be sure there are no people in the vehicle so that the airbags do not accidentally deploy because of an SRS malfunction. Finally, connect the negative battery cable and test the vehicle operation as well as the SRS system for any fault codes.