steering wheel heat

[norton333]

We actually have low temps this winter and I really like my heated steering wheel, but it seems to be all over the place, nice and warm at first then spotty after a while. Never seems to stay really warm I usually turn it off after a bit, how's yours?

 

[cyclepuck]

Mines the same as yours. Sometimes feels hot other times I can barely tell it's on.

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[norton333]

Thanks for the reply, it's kind of a let down, feels great at first.

 

[BWL]

Mine works great. When it's 30 below I can still touch it. Also helps warm my frozen fingers. I turn it off once the cab warms up.

 

[Razzman]

Mine works great too, almost too great in fact. I turn it off after hands have warmed, generally around five minutes.

 

[Ricks Ram]

Mine seems to get warmer at first and then cool down a little as well. I was hoping it would get a little hotter but it's still a nice feature. Mine definitely gets warm enough to help warm up ice cold hands.

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[norton333]

Sounds like they are hit or miss, I got the miss, small complaint as the rest of the truck is really great.

 

[Dean Godfrey]

Mine works great too, almost too great in fact. I turn it off after hands have warmed, generally around five minutes.

Same here. Gets HOT!


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[DwnDak]

Funny I stumbled across this. Mine the other day seemed to almost shut off after about 20 mins (ran on autostart 15 mins) then I just got down the road, and it went cold almost shut off type temp. Now.. it was -36 here, so maybe it gave up? But then the other day after work, ran on autostart for about 10 mins and was hot for the 15 mins I wanted to use it. Minor complaint but my old 34yr old hands get cold wayyy to easy, and a feature that came with the truck I never thought I'd use, is amazing!

 

[Razzman]

Funny I stumbled across this. Mine the other day seemed to almost shut off after about 20 mins (ran on autostart 15 mins) then I just got down the road, and it went cold almost shut off type temp. Now.. it was -36 here, so maybe it gave up? But then the other day after work, ran on autostart for about 10 mins and was hot for the 15 mins I wanted to use it. Minor complaint but my old 34yr old hands get cold wayyy to easy, and a feature that came with the truck I never thought I'd use, is amazing!

Per the manual;

Once the heated steering wheel has been turned on, it will operate for an average of 80 minutes before automatically shutting off.
This time may vary based on the temperature of the surrounding environment or the heated steering wheel may not turn on when it is already warm.

 

[norton333]

Per the manual;

Once the heated steering wheel has been turned on, it will operate for an average of 80 minutes before automatically shutting off.
This time may vary based on the temperature of the surrounding environment or the heated steering wheel may not turn on when it is already warm.

Well mine seems to last about 15 mins, then feels luke warm at best.

 

[blackbeautyhemi]

Yea mine gets super hot for a while then seems like it fades out but you can still feel it tho. I love it, never thought it would be such a great feature.

 

[H1Chester]

Yea mine gets super hot for a while then seems like it fades out but you can still feel it tho. I love it, never thought it would be such a great feature.

Same.

 

[joeygster]

Mine works great but I usually shut it off once it warms my hands a bit.

 

[Dodge This]

I was actually commenting about this to my son the other day. I figured this was just a great feature that worked with the auto climate control. It's nice and warm when you first start your truck and it's cold in the cabin, but once the cabin warms up, the steering wheel cools down, because it's not really needed anymore. I actually like that it does that, because a hot steering wheel in a warm cabin would make my hands sweat while driving. It's my opinion that this is a feature and there's nothing wrong.

I don't know if any of you have noticed, but the heated seats are the same way. They turn on automatically if the temp is below 40 and are on high, but after driving for a while and the temp of the cabin rises, the heated seats drop down to low by themselves.

 

[norton333]

I was actually commenting about this to my son the other day. I figured this was just a great feature that worked with the auto climate control. It's nice and warm when you first start your truck and it's cold in the cabin, but once the cabin warms up, the steering wheel cools down, because it's not really needed anymore. I actually like that it does that, because a hot steering wheel in a warm cabin would make my hands sweat while driving. It's my opinion that this is a feature and there's nothing wrong.

I don't know if any of you have noticed, but the heated seats are the same way. They turn on automatically if the temp is below 40 and are on high, but after driving for a while and the temp of the cabin rises, the heated seats drop down to low by themselves.

Thanks, your post pretty much put this into perspective for me, guess I was looking for this option to be something it's not, it works until the cab warms up.

 

[Thomas Peters]

Mine gets to hot, so hot in fact I rarely use it

 

[johnts]

Mine does not heat in the area around the seam that is all around the center of the leather wheel cover. The cold area extends out toward the driver about a 1/2 inch.
My '16 Charger with the heated wheel gets hot all over and is actually a lot warmer than the Ram.

 

[huntergreen]

Mine gets to hot, so hot in fact I rarely use it[/QUOTE


This was an issue when this feature was first introduced, there might be a fix.

 

[DwnDak]

Per the manual;

Once the heated steering wheel has been turned on, it will operate for an average of 80 minutes before automatically shutting off.
This time may vary based on the temperature of the surrounding environment or the heated steering wheel may not turn on when it is already warm.

Excellent.. I never knew there was a manual.. Lol.

*EDIT* - I do know there is a manual and I've never read or looked into one for a vehicle, I just use stuff as I need it, and hope it works out. I'm a simple person.