Not yet tested

Cold morning: heated seat and wheel the moment you sit down

Below 40°F (4°C), sitting in the driver’s seat turns on seat heat and the heated steering wheel.

Why it’s useful

The car already knows it is cold and that you just sat down. No reason to reach for the screen with frozen fingers.

How to set it up

1. Open AutomationsWith the car in Park, open the App Launcher on the touchscreen and tap Automations.
2. Create a new automationTap “Create an automation”.
3. Set the trigger: Seat OccupiedUnder Trigger, open Seats and pick Seat Occupied. Set it to: Driver seat — occupied.
4. Add condition: Outside TemperatureTap Add condition, open Environment, pick Outside Temperature and set: Below 40°F (4°C).
5. Action 1: Seat Heat & CoolTap Add action, open Seats & Steering Wheel, pick Seat Heat & Cool and set: Driver seat heat — high.
6. Action 2: Steering Wheel HeaterTap Add action, open Seats & Steering Wheel, pick Steering Wheel Heater and set: On.
7. Action 3: DelayAdd a Delay of 10 minutes.
8. Action 4: Seat Heat & CoolTap Add action, open Seats & Steering Wheel, pick Seat Heat & Cool and set: Driver seat heat — low.
9. Name and saveName it “Cold Start”, save, and make sure its card is switched on.
10. 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

Tips

• The delay step steps the seat down from high to low so it does not cook you on a long drive.

Limits to know