A lever assembly for a steering column of a vehicle with the steering column having a cam element, said lever assembly comprising: a lever housing defining a cavity and having first and second lever housing ends (36, 38); a lever pivotally mounted to said lever housing and pivotable between a rest position and at least one actuated position with said lever extending from said first lever housing end; a plunger coupled to said lever and pivotable with said lever when said lever moves to said at least one actuated position with said plunger extending into said cavity biased toward said second lever housing end; characterised in that the lever assembly further comprises: an auto-return housing pivotally mounted to said lever housing and having first and second auto-return housing ends (90, 92) with said auto-return housing pivotable relative to said lever housing between a home position and at least one pivot position with said auto-return housing biased toward said home position; a trigger mechanism coupled to and movable relative to said auto-return housing between a retracted position and an extended position with said trigger mechanism biased toward said retracted position and movable to said extended position in response to said pivotal movement of said plunger when said lever pivots to said at least one actuated position for engaging the cam element of the steering column to provide an auto-return of said lever back to said rest position; and a yoke member coupled to said auto-return housing between said trigger mechanism and said plunger and pivotable relative to said auto-return housing between a neutral position and an engaged position independent of said pivoting of said auto-return housing between said home position and said pivot position, with said yoke member configured to interact with said plunger when said plunger pivots with said lever to cause said yoke member to pivot toward said engaged position and said yoke member is configured to interact with said trigger mechanism when said yoke member is pivoted toward said engaged position to move said trigger mechanism toward said extended position. a lever housing defining a cavity and having first and second lever housing ends (36, 38); a lever pivotally mounted to said lever housing and pivotable between a rest position and at least one actuated position with said lever extending from said first lever housing end; a plunger coupled to said lever and pivotable with said lever when said lever moves to said at least one actuated position with said plunger extending into said cavity biased toward said second lever housing end; characterised in that the lever assembly further comprises: an auto-return housing pivotally mounted to said lever housing and having first and second auto-return housing ends (90, 92) with said auto-return housing pivotable relative to said lever housing between a home position and at least one pivot position with said auto-return housing biased toward said home position; a trigger mechanism coupled to and movable relative to said auto-return housing between a retracted position and an extended position with said trigger mechanism biased toward said retracted position and movable to said extended position in response to said pivotal movement of said plunger when said lever pivots to said at least one actuated position for engaging the cam element of the steering column to provide an auto-return of said lever back to said rest position; and a yoke member coupled to said auto-return housing between said trigger mechanism and said plunger and pivotable relative to said auto-return housing between a neutral position and an engaged position independent of said pivoting of said auto-return housing between said home position and said pivot position, with said yoke member configured to interact with said plunger when said plunger pivots with said lever to cause said yoke member to pivot toward said engaged position and said yoke member is configured to interact with said trigger mechanism when said yoke member is pivoted toward said engaged position to move said trigger mechanism toward said extended position. an auto-return housing pivotally mounted to said lever housing and having first and second auto-return housing ends (90, 92) with said auto-return housing pivotable relative to said lever housing between a home position and at least one pivot position with said auto-return housing biased toward said home position; a trigger mechanism coupled to and movable relative to said auto-return housing between a retracted position and an extended position with said trigger mechanism biased toward said retracted position and movable to said extended position in response to said pivotal movement of said plunger when said lever pivots to said at least one actuated position for engaging the cam element of the steering column to provide an auto-return of said lever back to said rest position; and a yoke member coupled to said auto-return housing between said trigger mechanism and said plunger and pivotable relative to said auto-return housing between a neutral position and an engaged position independent of said pivoting of said auto-return housing between said home position and said pivot position, with said yoke member configured to interact with said plunger when said plunger pivots with said lever to cause said yoke member to pivot toward said engaged position and said yoke member is configured to interact with said trigger mechanism when said yoke member is pivoted toward said engaged position to move said trigger mechanism toward said extended position.