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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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Steering question E500

i have looked through the forum and have seen many complaints on sterring for these cars.. my question is when taking a sharp corner at 15-20 MPH the wheel is hard to turn,,at 5 MPH its easy to turn, i was hoping this was a programable setting if this is a variable assist power steering setup...or is there any tricks to make this "easier" to turn at the speed
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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steering assist and speed should be inversely related .. this isn't a cadillac ..
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I just bought a 05 E500 and noticed the same thing as original poster. So, is this normal?

I don't remember my old 03 E55 having this steering behavior.
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Old May 10, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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anyone ? -- this is starting to bug me
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Speed sensing steering is standard on the e-classes versus being an option on the 5-series. And BMW makes a big deal about offering speed-sensing steering as an option when the W211 has it standard. So do all the higher models MBs. C-class doesn't though.
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thanks but is it program tunable, seems mine is harder to turn than i would expect going 15mph ?
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Originally Posted by hayseed
thanks but is it program tunable, seems mine is harder to turn than i would expect going 15mph ?
Idk. You would have to check with an MB technician or someone of that sort.
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