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Old Jan 2, 2023 | 02:40 PM
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AMG steering wheel upgrade

Well I did it.. upgraded my steering wheel. With the exception of cruise control and lane assist distronic plus All buttons and touch pad works as normal.. those other functionalities only work via the stock lever







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Old Jan 3, 2023 | 03:13 AM
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Hi there 👋 Quick question regarding the additional buttons such as the favourites shortcut and distronic/speedtronic buttons that duplicate the functionality on the stalk, did this require any additional programming? Or, were the additional buttons plug and play?

Beautiful well kept interior BTW, I have the saddle brown in mine. Cheers!
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Old Jan 3, 2023 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by joshuapace
Hi there 👋 Quick question regarding the additional buttons such as the favourites shortcut and distronic/speedtronic buttons that duplicate the functionality on the stalk, did this require any additional programming? Or, were the additional buttons plug and play?

Beautiful well kept interior BTW, I have the saddle brown in mine. Cheers!
you will need a decoder box in order for the buttons touchpad ect to work
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Old Jan 4, 2023 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by joshuapace
Hi there 👋 Quick question regarding the additional buttons such as the favourites shortcut and distronic/speedtronic buttons that duplicate the functionality on the stalk, did this require any additional programming? Or, were the additional buttons plug and play?

Beautiful well kept interior BTW, I have the saddle brown in mine. Cheers!
Thanks. All functionalities that were compatible with the original steering wheel works. As far as lane assist or distronic those are controlled by the leftside stalks levers
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Old Nov 20, 2023 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Atilio
Thanks. All functionalities that were compatible with the original steering wheel works. As far as lane assist or distronic those are controlled by the leftside stalks levers
I would like to say, your job is half way done only. You can make all the buttons on the wheel working perfectly like it should.

https://youtu.be/GXZpyzgzFMI?si=wfdeVpNNMXNlvLnU

from 0’20” to 1’10”

Just for your reference.


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Old Nov 22, 2023 | 03:24 PM
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I am glad you ae happy with the change. You did a very nice job. However, I wish I had the older style steering wheel. I find the touch controls difficult to use. I much prefer the older more analog controls. I must say the touch steering wheel does have a much cleaner look.
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Originally Posted by Atilio
Well I did it.. upgraded my steering wheel. With the exception of cruise control and lane assist distronic plus All buttons and touch pad works as normal.. those other functionalities only work via the stock lever





Hello where did you find the center wood trim to match I have the glossy black center and I was looking for the light brown that you have ? maybe a part number ? or any info would helpful.


AS WELL I LOVE IT !!!
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