Steering Wheel; Steering Wheel Heating; Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

Steering wheel

Important safety notes

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WARNING
Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.
Adjusting the steering wheel while driving
could cause the driver to lose control of the
vehicle.
The electrical steering wheel adjustment
feature can be operated at any time.
Therefore, do not leave children unattended
in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked
vehicle. A child's unsupervised access to a
vehicle could result in an accident and/or
serious personal injury.
Adjusting the steering wheel
electrically
To adjust the steering wheel height
:
To adjust the steering wheel position
;
(fore-and-aft adjustment)
Further related subjects:
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EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
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( Y page 104)
Storing settings (
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Y page 107)

Steering wheel heating

Activating/deactivating
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Make sure that the SmartKey is in position
2 in the ignition lock.
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To switch on/off: turn the lever in the
direction of arrow : or ;.
Indicator lamp = lights up or goes out.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: when you
remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock,
the steering wheel heating is deactivated.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: when you switch
off the ignition and open the driver's door, the
steering wheel heating is deactivated.
The steering wheel heating may switch off
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temporarily if:
the temperature of the vehicle interior is
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above 86 ‡ (30 †)
the temperature of the steering wheel is
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above 95 ‡ (35 †)
Indicator lamp = remains on.
Steering wheel
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103