Steering Column Adjustment: Notes
The fully electric steering-column adjustment allows the driver to set the steering wheel to the best possible position. This is done with a switch on the left-hand side of the steering column. The tilt and fore-and-aft position of the steering column are adjusted by means of an electric motor.
Vehicles with electric steering column adjustment have a steering-column memory in conjunction with seat memory and mirror memory.
The steering-column adjustment is actuated by the SZM. One motor drives the tilt and fore-and-aft adjustment. A second motor changes the direction of adjustment via the adjustment gears.
Possible functions of steering column adjustment are:
- Height adjustment
- Reach adjustment
- Entry/exit aid
- Steering-column memory
- Motor protection