Warm hands, cool backs

[DarkMossJustin]

Anyone else love having the heated steering wheel on AND the seat cooling on at the same time?

 

[LoboInCO97]

Anyone else love having the heated steering wheel on AND the seat cooling on at the same time?

Had a hot back yesterday driving back from the mountains and in my pre-Telluride days, I would adjust the thermostat to cool myself off but freeze everyone out. Then I thought, "I'll just turn on my seat-coolers in my new Telluride." Sure was nice.

 

[YAH DEF]

Anyone else love having the heated steering wheel on AND the seat cooling on at the same time?

No because it's FREEZING here! But I was just about to post something about how much I'm loving the heated steering wheel. I've wanted one since they first came out, and now...finally literally in hand!

 

[PittPa]

Just remember, every option you have in this car will have to be there in your next car or you will seriously miss it. I guess the only thing missing from this is soft close doors which was kind of cool, but everyone would slam them and I got tired of telling them to let them close themselves! I had massagers in my Audi but thought that was a gimmick. Hand warmers are the bomb.

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[DarkMossJustin]

Had a hot back yesterday driving back from the mountains and in my pre-Telluride days, I would adjust the thermostat to cool myself off but freeze everyone out. Then I thought, "I'll just turn on my seat-coolers in my new Telluride." Sure was nice.

Hahaha exactly. The Telluride heated/cooled seats are amazing. I love that I can go for a run, get in the Telly, turn on the seat cooling, then when my back is all cool and dry, I can turn it off or if it's cold out, turn the seat into a heater

 

[DarkMossJustin]

No because it's FREEZING here! But I was just about to post something about how much I'm loving the heated steering wheel. I've wanted one since they first came out, and now...finally literally in hand!

Stay warm @YAH DEF !! Same here. It's so nice to finally have a have a heated steering wheel to warm up those cold winter hands

 

[DarkMossJustin]

Just remember, every option you have in this car will have to be there in your next car or you will seriously miss it. I guess the only thing missing from this is soft close doors which was kind of cool, but everyone would slam them and I got tired of telling them to let them close themselves! I had massagers in my Audi but thought that was a gimmick. Hand warmers are the bomb.

There are a lot of great features in modern car technology but the heated steering wheel is up there as one of the more useful features when them hands get cold

 

[vinylhaircut]

It was 19 below zero in Minnesota yesterday, so .... warm everything!

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[RetSab]

As a 70+ person here in WNY, I love the heated steering wheel. My garage is heated to 40 degrees so I don't really need gloves to go any where. My hands feel as they are being being treated for arthritis. The heated seats are great also but I find I have to move them to the one light configuration quickly. The cooling seats can come as a surprise if one is not expecting and don't remember that they are turned on!

 

[LoboInCO97]

It was 19 below zero in Minnesota yesterday, so .... warm everything!

 

[LoboInCO97]

Anyone else’s significant other constantly reaching over to grab the heated steering wheel? No? Just mine?

 

[Dusky Dragon]

There are a lot of great features in modern car technology but the heated steering wheel is up there as one of the more useful features when them hands get cold

I whole heartedly agree. This is our second vehicle with heated steering wheel and I (incorrectly) thought “who needs a heated steering wheel in Tx?” Well, I do and every time I get in my “work truck” (it’s pretty dang nice), I think to myself, man I wish this thing had a heated steering wheel!

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[YAH DEF]

Stay warm @YAH DEF !! Same here. It's so nice to finally have a have a heated steering wheel to warm up those cold winter hands

You stay warm too! Keep your hands on the (warm) wheel!

 

[varunaX]

i did a good 4 hour drive on the weekend and found that the 2 setting for the heated seats is barely noticeable. where has 3 can become uncomfortable after a while it gets so hot. anyone else find that?

 

[DarkMossJustin]

i did a good 4 hour drive on the weekend and found that the 2 setting for the heated seats is barely noticeable. where has 3 can become uncomfortable after a while it gets so hot. anyone else find that?

I really like 3 and 2. 1 is barely noticeable for me, but when we keep 3 bars (in freezing cold/snow/higher elevations) it's so nice and toasty and 2 is my warm for lower elevations.

The heated steering wheel does shut off after a while and, like some hot tubs/jacuzzis, all it takes is pushing the button again for another long stint of warm hands on the wheel. Must be a heating element/timer safety/nanny-feature kind of thing

 

[DarkMossJustin]

Anyone wish the heated steering wheel stayed on beyond the time limit?

Feels like I pushed the button 2-3 times during longer drives to keep the heat on

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[varunaX]

Nope, mine stays on for hours

 

[DarkMossJustin]

Nope, mine stays on for hours

Wow, amazing.

Mine sends a message to the screen between the analog gauge cluster that Heated Steering Wheel is turning off.

I wonder if the default is like the auto-off feature common on items containing heating elements (coffee machines, irons, hair curlers, etc.)

Is there a setting somewhere?

 

[varunaX]

Maybe us Canadians have it built in to last longer