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The steering column appeared to have been welded to the dashboard so that it wouldn't turn. The brakes caused the car to speed up a bit and turn left, violently, at the same time. The buttons on the dash appeared to have been put in place by Janet Ellis from Blue Peter , and the engine had plainly been lifted from a cement mixer that had spent ...
Recalls for week of May 5-12: Mercedes issues 'do not drive' order for nearly 300,000 SUVs; Hyundai announces problem with Accent steering columns.
A steering column may also perform the following secondary functions: energy dissipation management in the event of a frontal collision; provide mounting for: the multi-function switch, column lock, column wiring, column shroud(s), transmission gear selector, gauges or other instruments as well as the electro motor and gear units found in EPAS and SbW systems;
The Mercedes-Benz W221 is a chassis code of the fifth generation S-Class, produced from August 2005 until June 2013.The W221 S-Class was unveiled at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show [4] as the successor of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W220) and the predecessor of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222).
A steering wheel angle sensor that determines where the driver wants to steer. This kind of sensor often uses AMR elements. A yaw rate sensor that measures the rotation rate of the car. The data from the yaw sensor is compared with the data from the steering wheel angle sensor to determine regulating action. [47]
A Nissan Fuga intelligent key. A smart key is a vehicular passive entry system developed by Siemens in 1995 and introduced by Mercedes-Benz under the name "Keyless-Go" in 1998 on the W220 S-Class, [1] after the design patent was filed by Daimler-Benz on May 17, 1997.
A U.S. government investigation into steering problems with more than 334,000 Tesla electric vehicles is a step closer to a recall. ... It covers the 2012 through 2023 Model S, the 2016 through ...
The SLS AMG was designed by Mark Fetherston to be a modern 300SL Gullwing revival from October 2006 to April 2007. [11] [12] The SLS AMG has also adapted the feature of the gull-wing doors that swing open upwards on gas struts, and must be closed manually as AMG engineers decided against the 41 kg (90 lb) of additional weight that auto-closing systems would have added to the car. [13]