2021 heated steering wheel Discussion thread

[KewlCryptic]

Hey all! I’m new here and I just took delivery of my M3 SR+ DBM this weekend on the 20th. I’m posting to help out with this heated steering wheel mystery for the SR+ model 3. Like all of you I’m excited for the feature! My M3 does NOT show an option to turn on heated steering in the climate menu or in the phone app. (See below). I also purchased the upgrade for rear heated seats thinking maybe it would be unlocked with that no dice. That said, it’s still a possibility the SR+ Has the hardware and Tesla may enable it later in a future update or a paid upgrade.

 

[clyde]

Social media and people handwringing about it (like people are doing now in this forum ironically) does it all for them.

So you think keeping owners confused and in the dark enhances Tesla's image? I beg to differ, and find that childish and immature.
Take your customers' need for solid information about their $60k car seriously, for heaven's sake.

 

[808BOB]

Hey all! I’m new here and I just took delivery of my M3 SR+ DBM this weekend on the 20th. I’m posting to help out with this heated steering wheel mystery for the SR+ model 3. Like all of you I’m excited for the feature! My M3 does NOT show an option to turn on heated steering in the climate menu or in the phone app. (See below). I also purchased the upgrade for rear heated seats thinking maybe it would be unlocked with that no dice. That said, it’s still a possibility the SR+ Has the hardware and Tesla may enable it later in a future update or a paid upgrade.

Thanks for the update.
The mystery deepens! Hopefully your wheel gets lit up in a future update!

 

[KewlCryptic]

Thanks for the update.
The mystery deepens! Hopefully your wheel gets lit up in a future update!

Mystery indeed... either way I’m enjoying the new ride it’s by far the best car I have ever owned so far.

 

[Hilbe]

Hey all! I’m new here and I just took delivery of my M3 SR+ DBM this weekend on the 20th. I’m posting to help out with this heated steering wheel mystery for the SR+ model 3. Like all of you I’m excited for the feature! My M3 does NOT show an option to turn on heated steering in the climate menu or in the phone app. (See below). I also purchased the upgrade for rear heated seats thinking maybe it would be unlocked with that no dice. That said, it’s still a possibility the SR+ Has the hardware and Tesla may enable it later in a future update or a paid upgrade.

Are you also stuck on that factory 2020.47.102 firmware? That seems to be the theme for new 3s with heated wheel.

 

[Phlier]

Mystery indeed... either way I’m enjoying the new ride it’s by far the best car I have ever owned so far.

Glad to hear it!

Any chance we could get you to post a picture of your steering wheel? Seems like a weird request, I know, but there does seem to be some visual differences between the non-heated and heated wheels.

 

[stopcrazypp]

So you think keeping owners confused and in the dark enhances Tesla's image? I beg to differ, and find that childish and immature.
Take your customers' need for solid information about their $60k car seriously, for heaven's sake.

I'm not saying that. I'm saying that social media and posts like this forum is enough to tell people that the feature exists in some cars. They don't need to explicitly point it out, nor do they need to release a VIN checking tool to do so.

Technically, they never promised anyone that the car had a heated wheel, it's completely a bonus.

 

[KewlCryptic]

Are you also stuck on that factory 2020.47.102 firmware? That seems to be the theme for new 3s with heated wheel.

Yeah I’ve been stuck, no boombox for me

 

[KewlCryptic]

Glad to hear it!

Any chance we could get you to post a picture of your steering wheel? Seems like a weird request, I know, but there does seem to be some visual differences between the non-heated and heated wheels.

It’s the new type of steering wheel

 

[Hilbe]

It’s the new type of steering wheel

You should have it, just must not be flag flipped.

 

[clyde]

"flag flipped"?

 

[Hilbe]

"flag flipped"?

Enabled/disabled on the car

 

[clyde]

So we are back to the same puzzling fact:
A feature that many drivers would very much appreciate during one of the coldest winters on record is not activated by Tesla, or it does not even exist. Why does the company not clear this up, once and for all?

 

[SeaM3White2021]

It’s the new type of steering wheel

VIN ?

 

[Gauss Guzzler]

Yeah I’ve been stuck, no boombox for me

Wait. It's either sweet beats or sweet heat?

 

[KewlCryptic]

VIN ?

My Vin 91XXXX

 

[Janl]

Picked up my LR in Belgium today.
Vin 885XXX. Got the new headlights, no option for heated steering wheel, but do have the new one as well.

 

[Hitman006XP]

I'll get my 892xxx on 4th of March. Hope there'll be a heated steering wheel software update for all refresh cars with the seamless wheel. Would even pay some bucks for it. Would also be fine if it would be included in the rear seats upgrade. Would finally be a reason to buy it

 

[GeoffEV]

Agreed! But, that being said. Dærik on YT has a June Model Y, installed the pedestrian speaker, and Tesla turned it on for him. Can this be done for the Model 3 as well? Perhaps?

I got to hear my first live boombox/pedestrian warning today. Nice weather, so I walked to USPS. As I was about to leave, I noticed a lady had just parked her brand spanking new gray '21 MY. From inside the lobby, with the glass doors closed, I heard this awful noise and it continued as I exited the building. I realized she was trying to figure out how to put the Y in Park. Finally, she did and the noise stopped. Tesla has gotta get rid of this bad law! Boom box is likely ok, but I'm glad I don't have that awful pedestrian warning racket emanating from my Y.

 

[MathieuW]

Picked up my LR in Belgium today.
Vin 885XXX. Got the new headlights, no option for heated steering wheel, but do have the new one as well.

Jan, when did you order? What was the predicted delivery date at that time?