What on earth is this?

[moroza]

A little white plunger above and to the left of the steering wheel mounting rod. It pushes in, and the end fits into a notch in some rotating wheel thing inside the steering wheel itself. I can't figure out what it does, and it's getting in the way of mounting another steering wheel. I want to glue it down or cut it off, but not if it does something important.

Anyone?

[X Mon]

It's for the airbag slip ring. It ensures the the wiring inside the slip ring of the air bag coils properly.

[moroza]

Thanks. The new wheel doesn't have an airbag anyway, so I cut it off.