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Manual steering wheel adjustment - RESOLVED

Old Nov 9, 2012 | 06:06 AM
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Default Manual steering wheel adjustment - RESOLVED

My '95 has a lever that I pull towards me to adjust tilt. The owners manual says to push the lever down to adjust telescoping. But my lever will not go down.
Can anyone confirm that the lever should go down? I thought this was a great feature when I read the manual, no cable problems, but now I'm not sure.
 

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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 06:13 AM
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I could have sworn that reach adjustment is done with the lever in the same position as rake... Might be worth a slight push/pull to see, or perhaps someone else has a better idea!
 
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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 06:26 AM
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Thanks, Ziggy. I just went out to check, there's not even a hint of movement.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 08:27 AM
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Nope, it's a separate lever under the column - have another look and see if you have one!
 
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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RJ237
My '95 has a lever that I pull towards me to adjust tilt. The owners manual says to push the lever down to adjust telescoping. But my lever will not go down.
Can anyone confirm that the lever should go down? I thought this was a great feature when I read the manual, no cable problems, but now I'm not sure.
Driver' Handbook confirms pull the lever down:



As far as I recall on my X300, the lever itself was quite stiff (more like a lock than a switch) and it then took both hands on the steering wheel to push or pull it to the required position.

Graham
 
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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by GGG
Driver' Handbook confirms pull the lever down:



As far as I recall on my X300, it then took both hands on the wheel to pull it out or push it in.

Graham
There are two release levers, A&B, per the manual. A is for tilt and B is for reach. You can see in the above illustration that A is on the left side and B is on the bottom of the wheel.
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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 08:52 AM
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Thanks guys, I didn't understand from the book that i was a separate release. That makes a big difference in driving position.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2012 | 09:04 AM
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Thanks for confirming the adjustments it all work as they should.

I've amended your thread title to add 'RESOLVED' to help anyone searching for the same information in future.

Graham
 
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