Climate control buttons stuck

[s4BoostKing]

Ever since i bought my s4 the climate control buttons have seen very sticky and some more than others.. last night i turned my heat on and the button stuck in.. and now I cant even turn my heat off. does anyone know if you can take the face plate off the climate control to allow me to clean the cracks and areas so they will not be sticky anymore.

[howardfootball]

Yes you can pull the face off and clean the buttons. I had to do the same thing when I got my car. The PO was a heavy coffee drinker and used copious amounts of sugar. None of the buttons worked on my car haha.

[slowrideBC]

i used this guide

http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?p=14527434

[s4BoostKing]

i used this guide

http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?p=14527434

EXACTLY what I was looking for thanks!

[ChrisGS4]

This is exactly why use to the cup holder by the vents is strictly forbidden.

[temagnus2004]

The fastest and easiest way to fix this is to spray WD-40 on the sticky keys and have a rag to keep the overspray to a minimum. I fixed 3 audis this way. Press the keys after spraying to free them up.

[AudiSport12]

The fastest and easiest way to fix this is to spray WD-40 on the sticky keys and have a rag to keep the overspray to a minimum. I fixed 3 audis this way. Press the keys after spraying to free them up.

I feel like this is kind of risky with the electrical components behind it but I may give it a try anyways. I was thinking more along the lines of electrical contact cleaner working well and being safer. I'm tired of my heat staying on bc the buttons are stuck in.

I wonder if that will work for my sticky dash cup holder too. PO must have thrown his beer at the console or something.

[Fourplay]

I feel like this is kind of risky with the electrical components behind it but I may give it a try anyways. I was thinking more along the lines of electrical contact cleaner working well and being safer. I'm tired of my heat staying on bc the buttons are stuck in.

I wonder if that will work for my sticky dash cup holder too. PO must have thrown his beer at the console or something.

All WD-40 does is displace water. It's fine for use around electrical components.

[Smitty2A4]

This is an issue in my car as well! The first time it happened I kinda freaked out and thought something was messed up haha. Now I just leave the buttons that stick alone, thankfully the ones I use the most (temp control and fan speed) do not stick. I may try to clean the buttons per that how-to though, thanks for posting it.

[zrider91r]

I did the WD-40 trick as well! Worked like a charm! And i no longer use that cup holder, unless its a sealable container

[BlazinB5]

same problem here: the previous owner of my car actually got the whole damn cupholder itself stuck in the dash. i can't even open the cupholder if i wanted to (which is actually a good thing, lol).

but ya, i used WD-40 in the spaces(cracks) around the buttons and a day later they work like new.

[Timbert]

UDDATE: This worked out well. I mixed some epoxy that's made to be used with fiberglas, got it from Walmart in a big can that will last a while. It's a two-part mix, I use a tablespoon of resin in the bottom of an upside down beer can and two drops of hardener. I covered all the spring mounts on the back of the climate control buttons, and used to reattach some of the brass spring clips that stayed with the dash when they should come off on the trim pieces. Worked great. Looks good.

PRIOR POST:

Disassembly and cleaning worked well for me but the metal springs on the back which push the buttons out into the cockpit, in some places, broke off their tiny plastic mounts. So the buttons were getting stuck from dirt, but also not enough pressure pushing them back into place.

I am going to mix a tiny amount of fiberglas epoxy to try to hold them back on. I appears they were manufactured by passing the thin metal over the plastic mount and then melting the mount to deform the plastic enough to hold it in place. Same procedure with the brass clips that hold the trim pieces on. Anyone else try any kind of glue to hold these fragile dashboard pieces together?