Nic Laur

Good day to all,
I am an E 350 Coupe newly proud owner...and ofcourse I want to upgrade my Steering Wheel.
I have read a lot about it but still I could not find any information if there is any AMG Style Wheel for direct fit.
I already bought a beautifull wheel...and ofcourse...nothing works.
Please HELP me with below queries:

1. There is any AMG Style direct fit to my 2010 C 207 Coupe ?

2. There is any way of installing the already purchased Steering Wheel, without replacing the inner electronic card ( I do not want to modify bouth wheels...better buy another one, direct fit )

Attached my old wheel and the new one.

Thank you !

Old, OEM Steering Wheel, C 207, year 2010, Shift Paddles

New one, AMG Style, Shift Paddles

Nic Laur

Nobody...no idea ?...

ag911

I have a 2011 E550 Cab and replaced my steering wheel also. It's not hard if you have the right steering wheel and column. I bought everything from CKM Car Design:

Watch "CKMCardesign" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/CKMCardesign

If you already have the correct column, then it should be simple. If you need the column, you can contact Chris from CKM and buy it from him, or search on Ebay. Good luck!

Nic Laur

Thank you for your reply. Glad to hear that is not complicate to replace...but to identify the correct parts

Yesterday I have sent an email to CKM but I have not received any reply yet. Today...CKM site is down...

I would avoid searching the parts on ebay, there are too many combinations and a lot of difficulties with 2009-2011 models.

I will try to check the CKM site in the next days, or maybe any user know exactly the required parts for my car...

Nic Laur

Do you have any e-mail address of Chris or other way to contact him ?

Through the pm I cannot or I do not know how to do it.

Nic Laur

Somebody knows what is happening with the site Ckmcardesign.se(com)?

Any way how to contact Chris the Swede ?

Thank you!

Chris The Swede

.se still works.. Something is temp wrong with the .com but should be up again later today.

Nic Laur

Ok. .se still working. The email is .com and I have received an error message after I tried to send an e.mail.

You can assist / supply me the required parts for the Steering upgrade ?

Chris The Swede

Email works fine. Then you must have wrong email.

Nic Laur

So...I found another Steering Wheel from 2012 E Coupe, installed, lights on, buttons seems to work, than everything seized. Nu more control. No more auto retractable seat belts.
I called Mercedes, they told me that the information from Steering Wheel was not correct and must re-write something in computer.

Any of you faced this kind of trouble ??

Thank you.

Nic Laur

Old steering also not working anymore. I have disconnected the battery, tried again...same problem.

Nic Laur

Can be a common fuse for media control and Seat Belts activation ?

I can not go now to Mercedes because the car is in a Detailing Workshop. I still have to work 2 weeks there...

Nic Laur

I hope...I spoke with somebody to check the fuses. I can not go there...unfortunatelly.

I will revert with their findings

Nic Laur

So...the error is:
953D - LVDS Open Circuit

Any ideas ? ...why this error after dismantling-fitting back the column and replacement of the steering wheel ? I have removed and installed back same the column.

There is no other error. I had some others due to battery low voltage but I reset them all.

Nic Laur

So...I have replaced the battery...then no more errors.

I have re-write the Steering Wheel buttons and my new Steering Wheel is working perfect. All buttons, lights and paddles.

I installed 2012 model Steering Wheel on my 2010 E Coupe.

Waltmb

Thanks for sharing your journey to replace the steering wheel to an AMG styled one. I hope to do the same. Can you elaborate what you mean when you "re-write the steering wheel buttons"?

Nic Laur

Hi! You need to find a skilled guy with a tester, access the car software and "learn" the buttons of the new steering wheel what to do. The procedure is not complicated but you need a steering wheel from the same generation with your car. I do not think that it will work with newer models.