Overheating Protection For Steering-Column Adjustment Motors
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To protect the motors against overheating, a temperature model is stored in the center console switch cluster.
The temperature model makes allowance for the warming up and cooling down of the motors.
It is possible to move the steering column in either direction through the range of movement at least 6 times before overheating protection is activated.