What year does a CLK55 have a paddle shift?
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'06 E55 K2
The US spec CLK55 only have the toggle buttons for the steering wheel "shifters".
Interesting in 2007 and up , the CLK550 had low profile plastic shifters (compared to the aluminum shifters on the CLK63 for example), that worked much better than the + / - toggle buttons on the CLK55.
Here is my steering wheel collection:
Interesting in 2007 and up , the CLK550 had low profile plastic shifters (compared to the aluminum shifters on the CLK63 for example), that worked much better than the + / - toggle buttons on the CLK55.
Here is my steering wheel collection:
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Thanks for showing me the pictures. I didn't know there are different steering wheels for the CLK and E series. It looks like I see an airbag in the CLK550 steering wheel.
The US spec CLK55 only have the toggle buttons for the steering wheel "shifters".
Interesting in 2007 and up , the CLK550 had low profile plastic shifters (compared to the aluminum shifters on the CLK63 for example), that worked much better than the + / - toggle buttons on the CLK55.
Here is my steering wheel collection:
Interesting in 2007 and up , the CLK550 had low profile plastic shifters (compared to the aluminum shifters on the CLK63 for example), that worked much better than the + / - toggle buttons on the CLK55.
Here is my steering wheel collection:
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I don't get where the first picture comes from. Is it on behind the steering wheel or on the front where you push your thumbs? The last picture is what I have in my mind when I asked for the paddling shift.
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
The first picture is of the shift button, it sits on the back side of the wheel, same location as the shift paddle shown in the second pic. I changed my buttons out to paddles.
