Although the cruise control on your Honda Civic is not an essential function, it can be a helpful one. Your Civic's cruise control is especially useful on long trips or where you are unfamiliar with area speed limits and speed traps set out by police. On older Civics the cruise control module is mounted below the main instrument panel, to the left of your steering wheel, on the dash. In newer models it is located on the steering wheel. It takes 20 minutes to replace your cruise control.
Raise the hood for your Honda Civic and remove the negative battery cable with your socket set.
Find the cruise control switch just below your main instrument panel, to the left of your steering wheel.
Use a flat head screwdriver to help pry out the cruise control switch mount from your dash. Once it moves forward, slide it out to where the cruise control unit and its electrical wiring harness are exposed.
Press in on the two sides of the electrical wiring harness and unplug it from your old cruise control switch. Discard the old cruise control switch and set the new one in place.
Plug the electrical wiring harness into your Civic's new cruise control switch.
Slide the cruise control mount back into you dash and replace your Civic's negative battery cable.
Lift up your Civic's hood and remove the negative battery cable. Find the main fuse box near the battery, open it and remove the fuse controlling the air bags. The fuse will be marked clearly on the fuse diagram on the inside of the fuse box cover.
Pry the center steering wheel cover off with a flat head screwdriver. Beneath this cover there are two screws located on either side of the steering wheel. Remove these to access and pull up the steering wheel trim which covers the cruise control switch.
Press in on the two sides of the electrical wiring harness and unplug it from your old cruise control switch. Discard the old cruise control switch and set the new one in place.
Set the steering wheel trim piece back in place and insert the two fastening screws. Tighten these screws with your screwdriver and then pop the center steering wheel cover in place.
Replace the air bag fuse and put your negative bnattery cable back on and tighten it with the socket set.
