Heated Steering Wheel: Overview
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The heated steering wheel system consists of the following components:
- Steering wheel heater elements
- Steering wheel temperature sensor
- Heated Steering Wheel Module (HSWM)
- FDIM
On all vehicles, slow heating between the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock steering wheel hand positions is considered normal. On vehicles equipped with wood inserts in the steering wheel, there is no heating elements located under the inserts.