Steering Wheel - Mercedes-Benz E-CLASS 2009 Manual

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Steering wheel

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! To prevent damage, you must insert the
head restraints fully into their guides and
engage the belt buckles in their guides.
Press release catch : and push the head
X
restraints in fully.
Fold backrest ; of the folding bench seat
X
into its original position until it engages.
Steering wheel
Points to remember
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
adjust the steering wheel either manually or
electrically*.
G Risk of injury
The electrically adjustable steering wheel*
can be adjusted when the key is removed
from the ignition lock. Therefore, do not leave
children unsupervised in the vehicle as they
could become trapped as the steering wheel
is adjusted.
G
Risk of accident
Only adjust the steering wheel when the vehi-
cle is stationary and do not pull away until the
steering wheel adjustment mechanism is
locked in position. Otherwise, you might drive
without the steering wheel adjustment mech-
anism being locked in position and be distrac-
ted from road and traffic conditions by an
unexpected movement of the steering wheel
and cause an accident.
Version: 2.11.8.1
However, the steerability of the vehicle is not
affected.
When you adjust the steering wheel, make
sure that:
the steering wheel can be reached with
R
your arms slightly bent
you can move your legs freely
R
you can see all the displays in the instru-
R
ment cluster clearly
Adjusting the steering wheel man-
ually
Release lever
:
Height adjustment
;
Fore-and-aft adjustment
=
Push release catch : down completely.
X
The steering column is unlocked.
Adjust the steering wheel to the desired
X
position.
Push release lever : up completely.
X
The steering wheel is locked in position.
* optional