Warm hands

[mikehep]

I have a 2014 4HS PHEV.

I wonder if the new steering wheel will be backwards compatible with this as it includes heating for the steering wheel? I hoped it would be in mine but alas no. I know gloves are cheaper and I can pre-heat or cool the car but there are times when warm hands and a cool head are needed

 

[Claymore]

Tried out the wheel heater last Saturday during a test drive - a bit odd at first (like driving an electric car) but I think will be most welcome during the winter especially as I don't like driving with gloves on.

 

[maby]

I doubt that it can be retrofitted - it must require slip rings built into the steering column to feed the current up to it.

 

[Kristian]

Heated stearing wheel? Rather decadent, even in cold Norway. In Japan they have heated toilet seats, but it has not caught on elsewhere.