THE CX has real servo steering, not the servo assisted steering you will find on other cars. Which means there are no mechanical contact between the steering wheel and the front wheels. You will only get mechanical contact if the hydraulics should fail. In such a case, operating the steering wheel will get very difficult. It will feel like the steering has jammed. So use your arm muscles;)

The hydraulic steering on the CX is called Diravi. It is standard for all CX-cars, except for the first ones.