neegroy

iTrader: (19)

Am i the only one who has this problem or what?? When i hit the heated steering wheel button only the 9 oclock and 3 oclock gets warm and alittle bit of 5 and 7 oclock.

meanwhile my x5 when i hit the heated steering wheel, the entire dam steering wheels gets heated!



lemme know if anyone eles has this problem!

puckhead85

nope only the sides get warm its normal.
I think it's lexus' way to make sure you have both hands on the wheel

SW17LS

Yep, thats all that is supposed to heat unfortunately.

Flying3

Also, I find the heated steering wheel warms up faster than the seats.

DonOH

I picked up my FSport tonight and the delivery specialist specifically told me that only the sides get warm, not the top or bottom.

5thavenue

Does anyone with a 2014 and climate concierge know if the heated steering wheel comes on automatically as well? I'm still waiting on my car to arrive and I am getting the feeling like Lexus might have only half-a$$ed the system to where heated/ventilated seats automatically come on but I'll have to manually turn on and off the steering wheel. I'd like to have confirmation though.

I'm also still mad that I'll have to manually turn on Sport or Sport + modes each and every time I get in the car. What a poor way to design it. They should have had a dealer setting or somewhere in the menu for it to hold the current mode forever.

SW17LS

No clue on the climate concierge. As for the Sport and Sport S+ you can thank the EPA. The new rules for fuel economy rating state that the car has to be tested in the most aggressive ECU setting available that can be set to stay on permanently. So, thats why Eco will stay on after a restart, but not Sport or Sport S+. If they allowed it they would have had to let the EPA publish fuel economy figures in Sport/Sport S+.

Don't feel too bad, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee DEFAULTS to Eco. Meaning if you don't want to drive it in Eco mode (which really sucks BTW) you have to defeat it after every restart. They did that so the EPA would publish fuel economy figures in Eco.

DonOH

I doubt steering wheel heats automatically. Every one I've driven, you use to warm up the wheel and then turn off. A friend with medical issues leaves hers on. Seems like simple on/off switch non-mechanical switch.

Downside is probably can't leave it on so it comes on with Remote Start. I'm sure cycle ends with car being turned off. I will read the Owners Manual this weekend.

Flying3

The 2014 added the auto feature to the seats, not the steering wheel.