Technical how to remove that mood selector knob?
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Technical how to remove that mood selector knob?
No idea how to remove.
However you could wash/flood it with distilled water. Note the distilled.
Distilled water is heavily use in electronic component manufacturing. Circuit boards, etc.
Being distilled it does not create/cause corrosion etc. side effects.
NOTE!
1) Disconnect the vehicle battery and allow to stand for 15 minutes before washing/flushing.
2) Leave for say 12+ to 24+ hours before reconnecting the battery
However you could wash/flood it with distilled water. Note the distilled.
Distilled water is heavily use in electronic component manufacturing. Circuit boards, etc.
Being distilled it does not create/cause corrosion etc. side effects.
NOTE!
1) Disconnect the vehicle battery and allow to stand for 15 minutes before washing/flushing.
2) Leave for say 12+ to 24+ hours before reconnecting the battery
The Panda Nut
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Spray with electrical contact cleaner or wd40??. WD is so good at this sort of thing. Ill bet its remove the panel and unclip from underneath once the panel is off to remove. f you wash with distilled as above run car heater on max and air con on full fan with one rear window 1cm open for 30 mins to an hour after to assist drying.
Isopropyl alcohol, WD40, lighter fuel are great for many cleaning jobs/items but some plastics, especially those rubber coated plastics do not take that well to their use. 9 times out of 10 one is fine with their use.
Found this picture/part of the switch: https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/23054573798
Looks like the knob is a fairly integral part of the whole assembly.
Looking at those spring retaining clips/latches one is probably going to have to get rear access to compress them.
Found this picture/part of the switch: https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/23054573798
Looks like the knob is a fairly integral part of the whole assembly.
Looking at those spring retaining clips/latches one is probably going to have to get rear access to compress them.
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ZaphodB
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wd40 is the very last thing I'd be spraying on this !!! 
Ok for unseizing nuts, screws and bolts, and for some other jobs like polishing, but it's often used in the wrong way (or not followed up by some proper lubrication).
I'd suggest get some filament tape and fashion a loop of it over it with the ends of the tape stuck either side of the knob, then secure that loop even more by another length around the knob..
You'll have a much better chance of lifting it by gentle manipulation then with your finger in the loop and other finger and thumb either side of the knob, it's probably held in by 'spring' loaded barbs underneath (i.e. when the car was assembled it was push fit in, then the barbs open out a little to hold 'secure')
I use that method to release many a tightly fitted control knob in my day job.
Ok for unseizing nuts, screws and bolts, and for some other jobs like polishing, but it's often used in the wrong way (or not followed up by some proper lubrication).
I'd suggest get some filament tape and fashion a loop of it over it with the ends of the tape stuck either side of the knob, then secure that loop even more by another length around the knob..
You'll have a much better chance of lifting it by gentle manipulation then with your finger in the loop and other finger and thumb either side of the knob, it's probably held in by 'spring' loaded barbs underneath (i.e. when the car was assembled it was push fit in, then the barbs open out a little to hold 'secure')
I use that method to release many a tightly fitted control knob in my day job.
