Abstract: In a fastening device for a tiltable steering assembly of the type in which the steering wheel can be tiltably adjusted into a number of selected driving positions in accordance with the driver's physique, the manual lever of the device is arranged to be moved upwardly to a predetermined angular position for effecting upward movement of the steering wheel into a remote position with respect to a pre-adjusted angular position and to be moved upwardly over the predetermined angular position for adjustment of the pre-adjusted angular position of the steering wheel. In the arrangement of the manual lever, the steering wheel is automatically returned to the pre-adjusted angular position and locked at the same position when depressed from the remote position.