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Old 11-21-2005, 07:46 AM
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Man, I can't believe the stuff I've latched onto with this car. Last week we hit freezing weather for the first time this year. That heated steering wheel is the absolute best! The wheel is hot in no time flat. Now if only the shifter weren't so cold!

The rear sunshade is great too - I drive with the sun to my back going to and from work, so it's almost always in use.
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Agreed, I also have both these options and love them both!
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They are the best. I Concur too
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Agreed. With the temps falling in the No Va area, I am loving to give the CWP a workout.

One peeve, though. The Passenger Seat should have a sensor which turns off the seat heater if no one is sitting on the passenger seat. There is a weight sensor in the passenger seat which turns off the air bag if a child is sitting in the front passenger seat so maybe they can leverage the same sensor to turn off the heater?
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Originally Posted by SolanNo1' post='201466' date='Nov 21 2005, 11:34 AM
Agreed. With the temps falling in the No Va area, I am loving to give the CWP a workout.

One peeve, though. The Passenger Seat should have a sensor which turns off the seat heater if no one is sitting on the passenger seat. There is a weight sensor in the passenger seat which turns off the air bag if a child is sitting in the front passenger seat so maybe they can leverage the same sensor to turn off the heater?
I have two heated wheels, one in each 5? I couldn't live without them. Now if only my GMC Savana had a heated steering wheel...

Regards, Mike.
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Originally Posted by SolanNo1' post='201466' date='Nov 21 2005, 12:34 PM
Agreed. With the temps falling in the No Va area, I am loving to give the CWP a workout.

One peeve, though. The Passenger Seat should have a sensor which turns off the seat heater if no one is sitting on the passenger seat. There is a weight sensor in the passenger seat which turns off the air bag if a child is sitting in the front passenger seat so maybe they can leverage the same sensor to turn off the heater?
The seat heater on the passenger seat is controlled by a switch. If you don't want it on when there's no passenger, then don't turn it on. I like the ability to pre-warm the seat when I know a passenger (my wife) is going to be sitting there so I would not be a fan of any automatic controls.

Now if I could get them to heat the SMG paddles...
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='201446' date='Nov 21 2005, 08:46 AM
Man, I can't believe the stuff I've latched onto with this car. Last week we hit freezing weather for the first time this year. That heated steering wheel is the absolute best! The wheel is hot in no time flat. Now if only the shifter weren't so cold!

The rear sunshade is great too - I drive with the sun to my back going to and from work, so it's almost always in use.
Was just thinking the exact same thing this morning on the way to work!! Another benefit is that the heated wheel is thicker than the standard wheeel so it feels better in use. Mind you it's all relative - it was only 44 degrees here this morning and it felt cold, nothing like the temps that you get in other parts of the US where the heated seats/wheel are more of a necessity than a luxury....
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No when it's starting to get colder here in Europe I may regret that I didn't chose the heated steering wheel

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I live in California, so I don't need it heated.
I love the way heated wheel bar feels. It feels a lot sporty because it's thicker than regular wheel.


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