steering wheel (also called a driving wheel scion or hand wheel[citation needed]) is a type of steering control in vehicles and vessels (ships and boats). This article deals with steering wheels in xb cars; see steering wheel (ship) for the use in vessels

In 1894 Alfred Vacheron took part in the famous Paris-Rouen-Race. He called his vehicle like his name "Vacheron". But in fact it was a 1893 Panhard 4hp model which he had fitted with a "wheel steering" That is believed to be one of the earliest employments of this principle. In the race which was won by a De Dion-Bouton Steam-mobile, Vacheron became 11th. (Source: the book "The World on Wheels - Volume I" by H.O.Duncan, printed in Paris 1927, page 456-457, picture of the Vacheron-Car at page 457) From 1898 the Panhard&Levassor Cars were equipped as standard with wheel steering xb.

• Developed by General Motors'Saginaw Steering xb Gear Division, the seven position xb Tilt Wheel was made available in several General Motors products in 1963. Originally a luxury option on cars, the tilt function helps to adjust the steering wheel by moving the wheel through an arc in an up and down motion. Tilt Steering Wheels rely upon a ratchet joint  xb located in the steering column just below the steering wheel. By disengaging the ratchet lock, the wheel can be adjusted upward or xb downward while the steering column remains stationary below the joint. Some xb designs place the pivot slightly forward along the column, allowing for a fair amount of vertical movement of the steering wheel with little actual tilt, while other designs place the pivot almost inside the steering wheel, allowing adjustment of the angle of the steering wheel with almost no change it its height xb.

When speed control systems were introduced in the 1960s, some automakers xb located the operating switches for this feature on the steering wheel. In the 1990s, a proliferation xb of new buttons began to appear on automobile steering wheels. Remote or alternate xb adjustments for the audio system, xb the telephone and voice control, acoustic repetition of the last navigation instruction, infotainment system, and on board computer functions can be operated comfortably and safely using buttons on the steering wheel. This ensures a high standard of additional safety since the driver is able in this way to control and operate many systems without even taking hands off the wheel or eyes off the road xb.

The scroll buttons can be used to set volume levels or page through menus xb.