Switching on/off

The steering-wheel heating heats the leather areas of the steering wheel.

Make sure that the SmartKey is in position

2 in the ignition lock. Make sure that the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition lock.
direction of arrow 1 or 2. To switch on/off: turn the lever in the direction of arrow 1 or 2.
Indicator lamp 3 lights up or goes out.

Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: when you remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock, the steering wheel heating is deactivated.

Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: when you switch off the ignition and open the driver's door, the steering wheel heating is deactivated.

when the temperature in the vehicle The steering wheel heating is deactivated when the temperature in the vehicle interior is higher than 86 °F (30 °C).

automatically after about 24 minutes. The steering wheel heating is switched off automatically after about 24 minutes.

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