Retrofitting the S-Class W222 AMG Performance steering wheel

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Things worth knowing about retrofitting the S-Class W222 AMG performance steering wheel

An AMG steering wheel is a sports steering wheel, which is perfectly tailored to the needs of a sporty, demanding Mercedes Benz handlebar.

Special features of a Mercedes Benz AMG steering wheel

AMG steering wheels are available with leather or Alcantara covers and have optimal ergonomics and grip.

There are also functional steering wheel buttons. They also have an ergonomic arrangement and are therefore within easy reach. The advantage of doing this is, that's why the hands stay on the handlebars so much more.

Even the functionality of the buttons is understandable and intuitive. Some keys have modern mini displays, others have pictograms, which illustrate the AMG-specific functionality. That is why it is also guaranteed, that the view is more of the road.

Equipment of the year 2018 newly introduced buttons on the AMG steering wheel in detail

The AMG sports steering wheel buttons are more precisely equipped:

• There are also functional buttons on the steering wheel
  • These are also equipped with touch switches and their functionality can be freely assigned for the AMG features
  • so for example. Adjustment of the AMG Ride Control suspension, Direct selection of manual mode, activation / Deactivation of the ESP, Circuit of the AMG performance exhaust system
• the right-hand function display with a round rotary control makes it possible to select the driving programs and display the currently selected program

Switching to an AMG steering wheel and what to look out for

If you are thinking about switching to an AMG Performance steering wheel, then should be on a general operating permit (ABE) respected

become. Furthermore it can be, that the previous airbag fits and can be taken over. the function display on the right with a round rotary control makes it possible to select the driving programs and to display the currently selected program

custom-fit airbag can be used. Attention should also be paid to this, that the steering wheel hub fits.

It is therefore generally recommended, These are also equipped with touch switches and their functionality can be freely assigned for the AMG features.

Also worth knowing: There is almost no one, the new functional buttons on the steering wheel (Which 2018 was introduced) individually code or. program.

Advantages of an AMG Performance steering wheel

General advantages, which an AMG performance steering wheel offers:

An AMG steering wheel not only looks cooler than an ordinary Mercedes steering wheel, Due to its special shape, it also has an increased grip and ergonomics. This makes it particularly suitable for sporty drivers.

AMG sports steering wheels also have functional buttons, which can be used to control various properties of the model.

General information about the Mercedes AMG company and its history

What you get from a “Mercedes AMG” maybe didn't know yet:

The Mercedes-AMG GmbH – often referred to as Mercedes-AMG or just AMG for short – is a vehicle brand and subsidiary of the German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz and. of Daimler AG.

The Mercedes-AMG brand is responsible for the high-performance models. Thus, the AMG company deals with the tuning of vehicles and powerful series models are both developed there, produced as well as marketed.

The head office of the vehicle tuner AMG is in Affalterbach, BRD, which is only a few kilometers away from the Daimler headquarters.

The Mercedes-AMG GmbH was founded by Erhard Melcher and Hans Werner Aufrecht on 1. June 1967 in Großaspach, the birthplace of upright, constituted. The first letters of the surname and the company headquarters (Upright, Melcher, Großaspach) finally formed the abbreviation AMG, today's well-known brand name.

At Mercedes-AMG, ideas for complete vehicles are designed in the high-performance sector. On top of that, the AMG company is also an official OEM manufacturer for Mercedes Benz. OEM means Original Equipment Manufacturer.

The Mercedes Benz SLS AMG was the company's first car, which is completely independent within 36 Months developed and 2010 has been brought to product maturity. No production vehicle was used as a starting point.

The Mercedes-AMG GT was ultimately the second in-house development and was in the year 2014 presented.

In addition to complete vehicle models, However, the company also develops pure Mercedes engines, which are particularly powerful and are assembled in-house.

The specialty here is, that any engine built by AMG, receives an emblem after each production step, these are equipped with touch switches and their range of functions can be assigned individually for the AMG functions.

The assembled high-performance engines are then brought to the respective Mercedes Benz production plants such as in Bremen or Sindelfingen and ibid. built into the respective AMG vehicle.

Special requests and / or equipment, which cannot be implemented ex works, are implemented by the AMG Performance Studio under legal guidelines and the quality standards of Mercedes.

The well-known AMG models include, for example, the AMG E63, the Mercedes AMG SLS, AMG GT or the AMG C63 and AMG S63.