Not yet tested
Heated steering wheel only when it is actually cold
Shift into Drive below 45°F (7°C) and the steering wheel heater comes on.
WHEN
Gear State — Changes to Drive
AND IF
- Outside Temperature — Below 45°F (7°C)
THEN
- Steering Wheel Heater — On
Why it’s useful
The car’s own Auto setting is all-or-nothing for some owners. This gives you your own threshold.
How to set it up
- Open AutomationsWith the car in Park, open the App Launcher on the touchscreen and tap Automations.
- Create a new automationTap “Create an automation”.
- Set the trigger: Gear StateUnder Trigger, open Drive and pick Gear State. Set it to: Changes to Drive.
- Add condition: Outside TemperatureTap Add condition, open Environment, pick Outside Temperature and set: Below 45°F (7°C).
- Action 1: Steering Wheel HeaterTap Add action, open Seats & Steering Wheel, pick Steering Wheel Heater and set: On.
- Name and saveName it “Warm Wheel”, save, and make sure its card is switched on.
- Test itTrigger it once while parked with the screen on, and check each action happened.
Menu names come from the English strings found in current firmware and may change slightly at launch. There is no way to import automations, so you build each one on the touchscreen. Full walkthrough
Limits to know
- Only for cars that have a heated steering wheel.
- Steering Wheel Heater: Only on cars with a heated wheel.
- Automations only run while the center screen is on, and never while Autopilot or FSD is engaged.