Heated Steering Wheel - Mercedes-Benz 2008 M-Class Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Useful features

Heated steering wheel*

The steering wheel heating warms up the
leather area of the steering wheel.
The stalk is on the lower left-hand side of
the steering wheel.
1 Switching on
2 Indicator lamp
3 Switching off
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Switching on
Switch on the ignition ( page 39).
Turn switch at the tip of stalk in the
direction of arrow 1.
The steering wheel is heated. Indicator
lamp 2 comes on.
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The steering wheel heating is turned off tem-
porarily and the indicator lamp 2 remains on
when
the temperature of the vehicle interior is
above 86°F (30°C)
the temperature of the steering wheel is
above 95°F (35°C)
When these conditions do not apply anymore,
steering wheel heating continues.
Switching off
Turn switch at the tip of stalk in the
direction of arrow 3.
The heated steering wheel is switched
off. Indicator lamp 2 goes out.
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Indicator lamp 2 flashes or goes out
in case of power surge or undervoltage
in case of a steering wheel heating malfunc-
tion
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The steering wheel heating switches off
automatically when you remove the SmartKey
from the starter switch or, on vehicles with
KEYLESS-GO*, when you switch off the ignition
( page 39) and open the driver's door.
For information on the steering wheel, see
"Multifunction steering wheel"
( page 148).