Clocksprings were in use with the W140s as well. They provided connections to the airbag as well as position indication for the ECU. Don’t ever take one apart, don’t ask me why.
-D > On Jul 11, 2020, at 9:59 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > On Sat, July 11, 2020 9:52 am, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> That is the device that maintains the electrical connections (for the >> airbag, horn, and perhaps other controls mounted on the steering wheel) >> between the steering wheel and the steering column. I don't think it has >> a big clockspring in it, I know it does not for my 124 cars. > > In my MBZ, clocksprings are for horn and airbag wiring. (clocksprings > often get fried when airbags go off, especially modern clocksprings with a > bunch of horn button controls) > > The earliest examples of busy clocksprings in MBZ I can think of are > facelifted W210 and W220, when cruise control moved to buttons on the > wheel. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
