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Hi Everyone - So I finally got around to replacing my start stop button on my Superb MKIII (2016). After ordering the part from my local VW Group dealer ( I just have a local garage here in Switzerland that deals with multiple manufacturers), and with the instructions from TasMan above, it took me all of about 12 minutes. The part was 85 bucks or so. My personal situation with the button was ... frustrating. Some of the time, it would go first touch, sometimes, on the 3rd, and sometimes I would have to press it multiple times at multiple different pressures to make it work. If ANY of the prior are happening to you besides first touch, I would HIGHLY recommend replacing the switch. Once replaced, it was night vs. day. The sun shone brighter and the birds sang louder. A bit of drama, I know ... but I tell you what ... it was really amazing how it works when it works well. I know very little about cars aside from replacing wiper blades and filling up the gas tank - for me, this repair was not complicated at all. Follow the above directions from TasMan - the following were some things I noticed when replacing: - Having a little plastic wedge or something non-metal to separate the top and bottom plastic makes the job super easy (TasMan mentions this above, but its REALLY important you don't use something metal to wedge the plastics apart) - If you have the steering wheel at 0 degrees (i.e. front wheels are pointing straight ahead), you will not be able to access the screws after you pop the plastics apart. You need to turn your wheel to the right or left, this will open up the space to unscrew one of the screws, and vice versa for the opposite screw - Once the screws are out, the casing just kind of falls down/apart unless you have the lever for the tilt wheel at the top ... you will want to loosen this (i.e. push it towards the pedals) as mentioned above - To pop out the cable from the button itself, you will notice a small lever / pedal on the back of the cable unit that connects INTO the button (it moves up and down a cm. or two when you push it) ... you will want to take some tweezers or something small to push that lever down, then grab and pull the cable unit straight back - To pop out the button, you just push on the butt of the button ... hard May sound like a bunch of instructions and steps, but when you're done with everything and have entered into haptics heaven with a new start stop button, you will look back at what you did and say to yourself 'uhh ... that was not so bad'. Good luck and all the best

Hi Steve, I just went to my local garage here in CH and asked them if they could get one through VW .. they said yes. I still haven't ordered one, but at least here on mainland Europe, getting nick-nacks for VW Group is pretty easy (VW, Skoda Dealer etc ...). If I understand the process correctly, its like changing out a lightbulb ... just a tad more involved but nothing a novice couldn't handle. Keep us posted on what you find.

Funny you say that ... I had some LED's I bought here in Switzerland for 20 bucks a piece in there, and had no problems. I purchased some more LED's from Ali Express and changed them because they are brighter, and then this happened. Who knows! I will keep monitoring it and if I need to, I will change back to the expensive LED's that are less powerful. Maybe it was just a one time thing because it hasn't happened to me since that day. Thanks Gabriel ... much appreciated for the input!

Hi Gabriel - had to laugh at that because yes, I changed the bulbs in the whole car to LED (including the trunk/boot). What do I need to do to remedy the situation? Best, DB

Does anyone have, or ever had this thing where the boot opens and closes super quick, over and over ... for 5-10 seconds? Its random and is doing it on its own. I was thinking maybe a fuse? When I say quick, I mean .5 sec. intervals. Open / Close / Open / Close etc ... for sometimes 5 up to 30 times. Two things to note: The first time I parked my car outside and also I used the remote warmer. (last night it was about 5 C) Hadn't happened to me before today. Thank you for the feedback - stay well. Best, DB