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Jan 27, 2013 | 09:31 PM

Lutch

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2011 R350 bluetec

Is this right?

Just got my 2011 r350 bluetec. I find the steering a tad stiff and it doesn't have the rollback after turning a corner. I have to mostly turn back the wheel to centre during/after the turn. No steering pump noise, or other noise for that matter.

Any ideas?

Thanks guys.

Jan 27, 2013 | 09:39 PM

wally AMG

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did you check for any leak? what about check the power steering reservoir? is it full?

Jan 27, 2013 | 10:48 PM

Lutch

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2011 R350 bluetec

Did not check for,leaks or the reservoir. Just got it today. Of course that would be a good place to start, and hopefully it would be as simple as topping up the power steering fluid. I was just wondering if there were any others who may have experienced is symptom without th cause being just a top up.

Feb 5, 2013 | 01:28 PM

Cyber GS

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Originally Posted by Lutch

Just got my 2011 r350 bluetec. I find the steering a tad stiff and it doesn't have the rollback after turning a corner. I have to mostly turn back the wheel to centre during/after the turn. No steering pump noise, or other noise for that matter.

Any ideas?

Thanks guys.

Is this your first Benz? The reason I ask is because when I got my first Benz, a 2011 ML 2 years ago I also noticed that the steering was kind of numb and didn’t have the rollback after making a turn that I was used to in other vehicles. It took me a while to get used to it.

When I got the 2012 ML I found the steering much lighter due to the electric assist instead of hydraulic assist. And there still no, or very little rollback.

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