Tilting steering wheel
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2008 C300 Sport, RWD, US
Tilting steering wheel
After getting the position of my steering wheel set to my preference, I haven't been changing it.
That does cause some gymnastic scooting under it getting in and out of the car.
Just curious, do you guys release the lock under the steering column and flip the steering wheel up and out of the way when you get in and out?
On my other cars, I've had a stalk next to the steering column that was convenient for releasing the steering wheel to facilitate moving it up. Since the release on the C300 is under the column, I don't know if its suppose to have the same frequent use.
What are you guys doing?
That does cause some gymnastic scooting under it getting in and out of the car.
Just curious, do you guys release the lock under the steering column and flip the steering wheel up and out of the way when you get in and out?
On my other cars, I've had a stalk next to the steering column that was convenient for releasing the steering wheel to facilitate moving it up. Since the release on the C300 is under the column, I don't know if its suppose to have the same frequent use.
What are you guys doing?
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Merc C300 sport, arctic white, P1, MM/Navi, iPod kit, 20% Tint, C63 Grill, X-Pipe, HID DDM Kit
i dont move mine at all. im a creature of habit. once its in place its done. and but then some guy from the carwash with move it and it makes me mad. but i havent had any problems getting in or out of the car with the steering wheel in the position i want it in. as far as the position its all the way down and almost 3/4 of the way pulled toward the driver/me.
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'08 C300 Lux Barolo Red Beige Leather P2 MM 18" wheels '84 944
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I don't know if the '09 W204 does this or not but in the W203 the seat also moved back when the key was pulled out and then moved forward when the key was inserted in the 'ignition" again. Which, guess what, wore out the seat track teeth after a few thousand movements resulting in broken track teeth and another warranty repair. And people wonder why the feature disappeared in the US '08s.
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'08 C300 Lux Barolo Red Beige Leather P2 MM 18" wheels '84 944
Moving seat
If the seat position that is stored in memory is nearly all the way back, it won't move automatically. The dealer described this position as behind the B-pillar.
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'08 C300 Lux Barolo Red Beige Leather P2 MM 18" wheels '84 944
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For this test, you will need to store the temporary position in memory.
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