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Re: Heated steering wheel
wtsnet:
What are people's views on the heated steering wheel option?
Half of me thinks 'frivolous option' and another half thinks 'Hmmm, toastie!'
Does it work off the same button as the rear de-mister, or does it have it's own button?
Do I detect a little playing on the Configurator - careful - you'll be hot-footing it to your friendly OPC shortly....
Whilst I can appreciate the value of heated seats on a cold morning, or a chilly top down blast, not so sure about a heated steering wheel, somehow. 
Mind, heated anything is nice at the moment - the view that greeted me when i got home this afternoon
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Re: Heated steering wheel
Similar view here. Warm hands might be nice, but definitely not essential. But it's not that pricey, and I guess doesn't add much weight?...
Snow is similar here in the (ungritted) village. Hope to have a good chance to see if the Alpins work tomorrow morning. Should be fun. As long as it hasn't all melted.
Feb 2, 2009 6:54:44 PM
- easy_rider911
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Re: Heated steering wheel
@dreamcar: that's nothing - we've had a heavy blanket 20-25cm thick of snow here in London. I have not seen such heavy snow fall for over 20 years. As usual, traffic chaos and everything ground to a halt...
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Re: Heated steering wheel
Nick_USA:
A heated steering wheel is for Hairdressers !!!
Some would say so is a Boxster....
@ easy - only a dusting here in Southampton and Portsmouth - but enough for the Navy Base Commander (where I work) to order everyone off the base at 13:30hrs - hence returning home in daylight to take some photo's 
We hardly ever get snow where I live, only 1 mile from the coast (the Solent).
Snow much deeper only a short distance further east (Chichester 150mm, Burgess Hill (where my mother in law lives 250mm).
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Re: Heated steering wheel
dreamcar:I should amend my original 'Hairdresser' comment to also include 'Navy Base Commanders' :D
Nick_USA:
A heated steering wheel is for Hairdressers !!!
Some would say so is a Boxster....
@ easy - only a dusting here in Southampton and Portsmouth - but enough for the Navy Base Commander (where I work) to order everyone off the base at 13:30hrs - hence returning home in daylight to take some photo's
Snow much deeper only a short distance further east (Chichester 150mm, Burgess Hill (where my mother in law lives 250mm).
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Nick_USA:
I should amend my original 'Hairdresser' comment to also include 'Navy Base Commanders' :D
Much like myself he has very little material for a hairdresser 
Ironically the appointment of Naval Base Commander is at the rank of Commodore. The new incumbent Rob Thompson is an engineer rather than a navigator so he can't be all bad. The last one drove a Volvo Estate 
haven't found out what Cdre Thompson drives yet.
Sorry for going off topic....
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Re: Heated steering wheel
dreamcar:You would think that as there are more Admirals than ships in the Royal Navy that and Admiral would be after the job!
Nick_USA:
I should amend my original 'Hairdresser' comment to also include 'Navy Base Commanders' :D
Much like myself he has very little material for a hairdresser
Ironically the appointment of Naval Base Commander is at the rank of Commodore. The new incumbent Rob Thompson is an engineer rather than a navigator so he can't be all bad.
Sorry for going off topic....
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Nick_USA:
You would think that as there are more Admirals than ships in the Royal Navy that and Admiral would be after the job!
Ah, but we go for quality, not quantity with our ships. (Have to say that, my employer BVT Surface Fleet builds them). 
Our latest stealth destroyer HMS "Daring" which arrived in Portsmouth for the first time last week, is the world's most advanced ship of her type.
Not sure whether the ship is fitted with a heated steering wheel though I suspect with the tight budget our Ministry of Defence has to work
with there was no money left to tick the box for that option...(just trying to get back on topic)
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Re: Heated steering wheel
I had the heated steering wheel in both of my Cayenne's and it's great on a cold morning. It comes on automatically below 3 degrees C from memory (there's no switch) and warms the wheel up nicely. Well worth it IMHO if you use your car all year round. It's an option that most would think is ridiculous until they've experienced it first hand.
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I remember you used to get the same sort of comments for the park distance control.
Interesting that people view this option as being 'girly', and that being a reason not to have it, rather than it being extra weight, extra load on the battery, bad for the leather, one more electronic thing to go wrong....
I personally hate driving gloves. I use my car every day throughout the year. If the only other way of heating your hands up on a cold day is by directing the air jets onto your hands (which is too hot on the back of your hands, doesn't really warm the palms of your hands, and blows hot air directly in your face) then I'd prefer the wheel to be heated. I don't see it as a 'must have', but an extra degree of comfort that as ISUK says, you probably wouldn't realise how nice it was until you tried it. Like heated seats. I would be worried about it drying out the leather though.
Feb 26, 2009 1:26:24 AM
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Feb 26, 2009 6:50:12 AM
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denn:Hey, don't compare Southern Germany with the UK when it comes to climate!
Exactly. I don't think people from relatively warm climates like south Germany and the UK have a good perspective on this option, no offence! The heated steering wheel in the Cayenne is very nice when it's below freezing.
We have more of a continental climate here, as opposed to the maritime climate of the UK and even of parts of Northern Germany, so we have colder but drier winters and hotter and drier summers. Winter night-time temperatures of -15°c are not rare and it sometimes stays below zero night and day for weeks on end.
Since there is hardly any weight penalty, electrically heated seats and steering wheel are purely a matter of the extra cost - even in a sports car. 
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intouch1:
very comfy option........but only makes sense with heated seats.
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I've heard people who have a cold handshake due to blood-circulation problems excuse themselves by saying "Cold hands, warm heart".
I guess anyone having a non-heated steering wheel but heated seats would have to say "Cold hands, warm ass".
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Feb 27, 2009 12:04:53 AM
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Feb 27, 2009 12:11:20 AM
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Re: Heated steering wheel
blackandtan:
The heated seat on the other hand is a must. Can't tell how many times I have had the top down in cool weather...warm buns and cold ears. Now that's a top down day!
Your location, MN, has got to be Minnesota, right? 
How come you still remember what cool weather is like with your long, harsh winters???
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Re: Heated steering wheel
timlb:
Are you able to order the heated steering wheel in the UK and Europe without PDK? In Canada one has to order PDK to be able to get this need to have option in my opinion.
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the option combinations in some countries simply do not make sense.
as another example, ordering a bmw, in my case x6, between usa and europe is night and day.
my car is fully loaded and i had to tick 5 boxes on the order sheet. would i have ordered from europe, i would have had to check 35 boxes to get the same options......at a much higher price too !
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