Heated steering wheel - nope

[gollygui]

My UK M3P delivered in June 2021 came with no heated steering wheel until this week. As soon as I upgraded the Tesla app to version 4. The magic button showed up in the app and now I have one. Just couldn’t find the button on the car big screen though.

 

[Durzel]

My UK M3P delivered in June 2021 came with no heated steering wheel until this week. As soon as I upgraded the Tesla app to version 4. The magic button showed up in the app and now I have one. Just couldn’t find the button on the car big screen though.

It was (is) on the same section as the heated seat controls when you’re in the car.

You press on the fan icon, and then on the right you can toggle between which seats are being heated. There should be an icon of a heated steering wheel on there.

 

[gollygui]

now I have found it, thanks very much.

 

[NewbieT]

Is there a conclusive answer on whether the early 2021 (Fremont) cars do or don’t actually have a heated steering wheel? Hoping I do and it just needs activating.

 

[Katic1972]

So MIC M3SR+’s don’t have the heated steering wheel option but you can upgrade via a £300 upgrade to enable the heated rear seats. The MIC M3LRs all have heated seats front and rear and steering wheel, unless of course for some reason either your app or sw version has either disabled.

And this far it appears that there’s no way to retrofit a heated steering wheel to MIC or Fremont cars. Does that sum it up?

(Another tick in the LR box for this Scottish softy)

 

[SR-Plus]

Does the £300 rear seat upgrade for SR+ not come with the heated steering wheel for MIC 2021 cars?

 

[Irata]

Is there a conclusive answer on whether the early 2021 (Fremont) cars do or don’t actually have a heated steering wheel? Hoping I do and it just needs activating.

These builds do not have it fitted. Numerous photos in forums have proven this.

 

[Katic1972]

Does the £300 rear seat upgrade for SR+ not come with the heated steering wheel for MIC 2021 cars?

Anecdotally speaking no. Hopefully someone can come along with the latest MIC SR+ and confirm one way or the other.

 

[Durzel]

Tesla apparently emailed dealers in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region in April saying that an OTA unlock would be coming for qualifying SR+ cars after a certain build date.

I presume this would be done as a purchasable option in the app/website, like the rear heated seats. You buy it, it gets enabled.

Sadly, for reasons unknown, this still hasn’t happened (Tesla time?)

Tesla to unlock Model 3 heated steering wheel through paid OTA software update soon [Update]

Tesla has confirmed it will soon introduce a paid software upgrade that will enable the heated steering wheel for SR+ Model 3 owners.

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There’s an easy way to find out if you have a heated steering wheel. Pop off the airbag (you don’t have to disconnect it, so no danger) and look for a blue connector at the bottom. If you have it, you have the required hardware.