-
Want to remove ads? Register an account and login to see fewer ads, and become a Supporting Member to remove almost all ads.
2021 Model 3 and differences from 2020
- Thread starter captain_sahaj
- Start date
-
- Tags
- Model 3 Tesla Inc.
Can someone explain to me the point of a heated steering wheel? I don't get it. Wouldn't your hands be sweaty in minutes?
No, its for winter times when weather is very cold. I live in Los Angeles and my wife's car has a heated steering wheel. It is nice a few months of the year when its cold in the morning. Like below 45º. It gets warm but not hot and combined with the heated seats it warms you up fast before the cars ICE can heat the coolant and make use of the heater.
I was hoping the rumors of a "new steering wheel" were referring to a steering wheel that would sense the touch of a hand for autopilot. I don't like having to turn the wheel slightly to tell AP that I am still awake (it often turns too much and disables steering). I would like to just rest my hand on it and a sensor would detect skin.
There's times in the winter where I live in Canada where the steering wheel is so cold that I either need gloves, or I need to slide my hands into my sleeves (which isnt safe), and I live on the West Coast where it usually just hovers around freezing all winter.
Wait did he just say a heated steering wheel because it may hit 45 in LA?
TheRFMan
Member
lol, it’s going down to freezing here overnight (and quite useful this time of year). Heated steering wheel would be nice at 0F and below
Talk to your delivery specialist. I placed my order just last night and my specialist had to manually change mine to the new model. It shouldn’t be an issue but I think you do have to request it if you want it.
hahahahahaha
december and january are brutal here....rain and in the 50s at night
that heated steering wheel is gonna be well utilized
How relevant is the heated steering wheel in a car, which you can pre-heat to your preferred temperature before you start driving it?
Picture a popsicle inside of a warm vehicle. The vehicle is warm, but the popsicle is still frozen. I turn on my current Mazda 10 min before I leave for work, and while the inside is toasty warm, my steering wheel is still ice cold.
It's 50 and raining in NY right now. I wore a short sleeve shirt to work today and have shorts on right now.
It's funny, I lived in Southern California for a year and when I moved there people had on winter coats and scarfs at like 60.
I can see the heated wheel being useful. My last car I had to remote start but the wheel would still be ice cold if it was below freezing. I use to point my vents at my hands to keep them from hurting for a bit.
A bit out of context but since the announcement of the refresh (today) it appears that I gain the premium package I did not have before (satellite map, data, etc.)
I have a 10/2019 (dubbed 2020) SR+. At first I was afraid we bought ther option by mistake, but no.
It is now shown as "included". I will wait 30 days to see if its the complimentary version of the 2021 SR+ package...
Note that I also got the 2020.40 update two days ago and was having bad times connecting to my phone hotspot. I wonder if everything is connected somehow.
I have a 10/2019 (dubbed 2020) SR+. At first I was afraid we bought ther option by mistake, but no.
It is now shown as "included". I will wait 30 days to see if its the complimentary version of the 2021 SR+ package...
Note that I also got the 2020.40 update two days ago and was having bad times connecting to my phone hotspot. I wonder if everything is connected somehow.
After your specialist changed your order to the new model, did your manage page on your account change to show the new refresh, mine still shows the old model.??
None of these changes are earth shattering.
