special procedure for battery disconnection (CLS 55)

[donshl]

Hi all,

Just quick question, is there a special procedure for disconnecting the battery? I know for some cars you have to wait for the CAN bus to goto sleep before disconnecting the main battery and upon reconnection, have a procedure like turn the lights on first etc..

Just asking as I got my replacement steering wheel which I plan to fit tomorrow.

Cheers
Don

 

[whitenemesis]

No need to disconnect the battery to replace the steering wheel (airbag). Just make sure the key in out of the IGN.

 

[donshl]

Ah brilliant, that saves me a lot of trouble!

Cheers for that!
Don

 

[donshl]

Steering wheel finally installed! Was a 30 min simple job thanks to Alps very detailed instructions.

The new one is soo much nicer than the original, I think I will stick to the black plastic paddles than switch to aluminium ones, I think they will get really cold come winter time

Crappy mobile pic:

Ended up disconnecting the batteries, so no warnings about airbags.

 

[C240Sport97]

looks great.

well done!

 

[SavMan]

Very nice Don, where did you get the wheel?

 

[donshl]

Thanks gents,

Got the wheel from ebay.de, cost about £260 inc delivery and it was here within 3 days!

LENKRAD LEDERLENKRAD MERCEDES SL55 SL65 R230 CLS55 CLS63 W219 CLK 55 W209 AMG | eBay

The new wheel is miles better than the old one, better grip and looks a lot nicer!