Heated/Cooled Accessories - Heated Steering Wheel - Description

HEATED STEERING WHEEL





The heated steering wheel system is designed to enhance the thermal comfort of the driver by heating the steering wheel, when desired. The steering wheel heating element is made of copper wire and is sandwiched between the leather and the substrate material of the steering wheel. A vehicle with a heated steering wheel can easily be identified by the heated steering wheel switch (1) in the switch pod assembly (2), located in the instrument panel center bezel (3). The heated steering wheel switch has one Light-Emitting Diode (LED) indicator lamp (4) that illuminates when the heated steering wheel system is on.

The heated steering wheel system consists of the following major components

- Heated Steering Wheel Switch - Heated Steering Wheel Switch - Description.
- Heated Seat Module (HSM) - (also know as the comfort seat wheel module) Heated Seat Module - Description.
- Heated Steering Wheel - Heated/Cooled Accessories - Heated Steering Wheel - Operation