ChuckinTucson

I went to configure an E class on the MBUSA website and found that in order to get the wood/leather steering wheel you have to add the Sport Pkg, which doesn't make much sense to me. I'm wondering if I ordered an E Luxury if the wood/leather steering wheel could be a special order option.

ph350

The option can only be ordered as a flat bottomed wood wheel. Hence the luxury models cannot have it.

ChuckinTucson

That answers my question. Thank you.

rovinrail

There is a luxury (round) wood/leather steering wheel option-- I saw a couple when I toured the factory back in September. You would have to ask at the dealer on a special order option.

ChuckinTucson

Thanks, rovinrail. I'll do that when the time comes to order. When I go to the MBUSA configuration page, and click on wood/leather wheel, the one that comes up is round, even though it says it has added the sport package. I have the wood/leather steering wheel in my S and I really like it.

mikeyle

i used to have a wood leather steering wheel on my old S too, but stuck with the flatbottomed leather one on the E, theyre kinda pricey

rovinrail

BTW, went through my old e-mail traffic:

The two relevant codes for wood/leather are:

289 (lux/round version)

314 (flatbottomed)

Both are 3-spoke, the difference is the shape.

Warning: the dealer may have to look into it a bit-- we thought we were ordering the round based on the dealer's info-- and it was specific that 314 would be round.

Not the case, as I found when I picked it up at the factory with a pretty flat-bottomed steering wheel.

I've learned to love it, though! Wasn't going to let them go in and switch it, with all the potential gremlins that would have introduced.

ChuckinTucson

One thing about this forum, a couple hours to a couple days from asking a question, there is always some great advice and answers. Thanks to all.