Steering Wheel - Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual

Controls

Steering wheel

Steering wheel
Points to remember
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
adjust the steering wheel either manually or
electrically*.
G Risk of accident
Only adjust the steering wheel when the
vehicle is stationary and do not pull away
until the steering wheel adjustment mech-
anism is locked in position. You might oth-
erwise drive without the steering wheel
adjustment mechanism being locked in
position. As a result you could be distracted
from road and traffic conditions by an unex-
pected movement of the steering wheel
and thereby cause an accident.
The steerability of the vehicle is however
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
88
Adjusting the steering wheel man-
ually
Release handle
1
Steering column height
2
Steering column fore-and-aft adjustment
3
Pull handle 1 out completely.
X
The steering column is unlocked.
Set the desired steering wheel position.
X
Push handle 1 in completely until it
X
engages fully.
The steering wheel is locked in position.
Adjusting the steering wheel electri-
cally*
Steering column fore-and-aft adjustment
1
Steering column height
2
Press the lever in direction of arrow
X
2 until the steering wheel has moved into
the desired position.
You can find more information in:
Easy-entry/exit feature ( page 89)
R
Y
Storing settings ( page 92)
R
Y
1 or
* optional