All steering buttons and horn stopped working?

MVULAZ MHLOPHE SONDIYA

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2010 MERCEDES BENZ C180
AUTOMATIC
182,000 MILES

I took a car to the mechanic on the 12th of October, and they changed a computer box. It came back fine but after 2 weeks all buttons in the steering stopped working together with the horn stopped working. The lights in the dash are on but cannot be changed if I press buttons in the steering. What could be the problem?

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CARADIODOC

MECHANIC
33,750 POSTS

You're describing the typical symptoms of a broken clock spring. That's a wound-up ribbon cable in a plastic housing under the steering wheel. This article does a better job of explaining how they work:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-airbag-clock-spring

If you want to replace it yourself, take a look at this article first:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/steering-wheel-clock-spring-removal

Other car models are similar. I only have access to service information for models sold in the U.S. If you need instructions for your model, I'll post them for something similar.

All steering buttons and horn stopped working?

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