2011 CS - steering wheel upgrade to multifunction?
#17
Update: I successfully replaced my Sport steering wheel with the big flappy paddles and no other controls with a standard multifunction wheel. All I needed was the wheel, and an activation hex code, along with my Launch X431 V Pro 4.0 tablet. I now have working steering wheel multifunction controls, and also the extra right hand column stalk still controls the display in the gauge cluster. Total cost: $115 shipped for the wheel on Ebay and $100 for the activation code from Russian website.
For anyone looking for the settings in Launch X431 V Pro:
go into system selection for Steering Wheel Electronic > Special Function > Function Activation - here you will add the activation hex code for Multi-func. steer. w. and it should return success message.
Second step is to enable Multifunction. Go to Steering Wheel Electronic > Coding Value > Coding value-Coding byte 1-Multi-func. steer. w. - change value from No to Yes and click Write Code.
that is all.
The MF wheel I bought had heat function, but I don't need it at all in FL, and my clock spring did not have the power pins for heat connection, just an empty slot to hold the connector from the wheel in place. There is another separate hex activation code that would need to be purchased, as well as the appropriate clock spring to add heat.
For anyone looking for the settings in Launch X431 V Pro:
go into system selection for Steering Wheel Electronic > Special Function > Function Activation - here you will add the activation hex code for Multi-func. steer. w. and it should return success message.
Second step is to enable Multifunction. Go to Steering Wheel Electronic > Coding Value > Coding value-Coding byte 1-Multi-func. steer. w. - change value from No to Yes and click Write Code.
that is all.
The MF wheel I bought had heat function, but I don't need it at all in FL, and my clock spring did not have the power pins for heat connection, just an empty slot to hold the connector from the wheel in place. There is another separate hex activation code that would need to be purchased, as well as the appropriate clock spring to add heat.
Last edited by jonUF02; 03-24-2021 at 12:49 AM.
#19
I feel like I should keep it, since the options list calls it out specifically, but if it's really worth $1K maybe I will sell it. To do a swap from MF to Sport you would also need the control stalk parts for the cluster display.
#20
or is the control stalk dead now?
pm me your Russian website for the hex code please.