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Steering Wheel Connectors

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Does anyone know why I'm having such trouble disconnecting the airbag and steering control connectors? The videos I have seen, they just pull out the connectors. My fingers are raw from trying. Model 3, 2023 Performance. This 3 appears to have clear connectors that look different from the many videos I have seen. Any ideas?
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I answered my own question. A (now former) Tesla service tech got back to me and told me to use a small screwdriver and finagle the connection tabs slowly out of the connector. It takes some time, he says. Evidently, the newer Teslas are much more difficult to remove the connectors. They just don't pull out.
 
I answered my own question. A (now former) Tesla service tech got back to me and told me to use a small screwdriver and finagle the connection tabs slowly out of the connector. It takes some time, he says. Evidently, the newer Teslas are much more difficult to remove the connectors. They just don't pull out.
Beat me to it. I was about to mention the same thing. Same connectors as in my computer boards. Same method too.
 
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