telescoping steering wheel

[SuperGreg]

Originally Posted by ML320

I have a 2002 with premium, cold climate.....package.
Can't remember how it goes but when I removed my key from the steering coulmn, does the telescoping steering wheel suppose to retract up & forward or is it just goes up but not forward into it's initial position? Needed to find out how is it suppose to be so I can take to stealer and get it fix or something.

Mine is a 2002 as well. Here's the deal; Initially when new it was supposed to go "up" then "in", and indeed mine did do that. BMW had to replace a lot of telescoping motors, so they consequently "disabled" the "in" feature when the key is turned off. I know this because I have tried at least 3 times to get them to restore the "in" feature. Since the software has been changed, they can't restore it . Yup, it's BS, because that was a feature that I really liked.

So in summary, it's only supposed to go "up" now.