Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2006 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 253)

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Controls in detail
Useful features
Heated steering wheel*
(except S 55 AMG and S 65 AMG)
The steering wheel heating warms up the
leather area of the steering wheel.
The stalk with the heated steering wheel
switch is on the lower left-hand side of the
steering wheel.
1 Switching on
2 Indicator lamp
3 Switching off
Switching on
̈ Switch on the ignition ( ୴ page 34).
̈ Turn switch at the tip of stalk in the di-
rection of arrow
1.
The steering wheel is heated. Indicator
lamp
2 comes on.
Switching off
̈ Turn switch at the tip of stalk in the di-
rection of arrow
3.
The steering wheel heating is turned
off. Indicator lamp
2 goes out.
For information on the steering wheel, see
“Steering wheel” (
୴ page 40).
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The steering wheel heating is tempo-
rarily suspended while indicator
lamp
2 remains on when
ț the temperature of the vehicle inte-
rior is above 86°F (30°C)
ț the temperature of the steering
wheel is above 95°F (35°C)
When these conditions do not apply
anymore, steering wheel heating con-
tinues.
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Indicator lamp 2 flashes or switches
off
ț in case of power surge or undervolt-
age
ț in case of a steering wheel heating
malfunction
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The steering wheel heating switches off
automatically when you remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch or, on
vehicles with KEYLESS-GO**, when
you switch off the ignition (
୴ page 34)
and open the driver’s door.