2001 Prius Cruise Control

Final Reassembly

Tightening

Goal

Put it all back together

Step 1
Put the steering wheel back on the center post. Be careful to align the wheel on the post so the marks you made when you removed it line up. Be sure to thread the yellow airbag cable through the upper opening in the steering wheel.
Step 2

Put on the center nut with a 19mm wrench. Tighten down as much as you can do by hand, but don't over do it.

If you have a torque wrench, the spec. is 37 ft-lbs (50 Nm; 65 kgf-cm). We did it by hand.

Step 3
Plug the other end of the blue horn wire back onto the tab on the steering wheel frame. Plug in the cruise control plug.
Step 4

Place the airbag screws back in place in their nylon holders in the steering wheel.

Again, if you have the tools, the torque spec. is 78 in-lbs (5.8 Nm; 90 kgf-cm). Again, we did it by hand.

Step 5
Pick up the airbag, reattach the yellow cable to the back, and then place the airbag assembly in place into the steering wheel.
Step 6
Screw down the airbag screws, pushing in as you turn. Replace the small circular plastic covers: they just press into place.
Step 7
Reattach the 12 volt battery cable. Replace the plastic retaining bracket (two bolts), and the carpeted cover, (three plastic pop-rivets).
Step 8

Start the car. Check the horn. Press the "On" switch on the cruise control switch: The "cruise" light on the dash should come on. Yay!

Step 9

If you haven't already, now is the time to read the section on cruise control in the owner's manual that came with the car.

Go for a short test drive. Check that the steering wheel is on straight. Try out the cruise control. Note: cruise control will not operate below 23 MPH.

Step 10
Reset the clock in the center of the dash. Reenter all your AM and FM radio stations presets.
Done Congratulations: Cruise control is installed!

 

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last updated March 26, 2001
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