A small, but important discovery...
04-02-2015, 06:36 PM
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A small, but important discovery...
I just discovered my car has a heated steering wheel!
I declined the salesperson's offer to show me the car features - I knew the main ones, and plus I read manuals cover to cover (even for a blender - sorry I know it's a little sad).
While fiddling with the steering adjustment, I notice this knob with a little red light. I had a faint memory of reading something in the manual, but didn't pay much attention because heated steering wheel wasn't listed in the options. When I saw, turned it and - voila! heat!
I don't expect our friends from sunnier climes to appreciate this one at all. But for those of us visited by the great freeze every year, this has been a personal fantasy for a very long time. And to discover it in this manner - like found money!
Then checked the ordering list - apparently it was standard for Canadian MY2012.
Can't wait for old man winter (I know I shall live to regret these words, but hey it's getting warmer now. We like to forget the winter visitation as soon as it's April).
I declined the salesperson's offer to show me the car features - I knew the main ones, and plus I read manuals cover to cover (even for a blender - sorry I know it's a little sad).
While fiddling with the steering adjustment, I notice this knob with a little red light. I had a faint memory of reading something in the manual, but didn't pay much attention because heated steering wheel wasn't listed in the options. When I saw, turned it and - voila! heat!
I don't expect our friends from sunnier climes to appreciate this one at all. But for those of us visited by the great freeze every year, this has been a personal fantasy for a very long time. And to discover it in this manner - like found money!
Then checked the ordering list - apparently it was standard for Canadian MY2012.
Can't wait for old man winter (I know I shall live to regret these words, but hey it's getting warmer now. We like to forget the winter visitation as soon as it's April).
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04-02-2015, 10:42 PM
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Yeah that is the one thing I wish I had on my MB - not sure how BMW offers it as part of the cold weather package but you have to special order it on the E-class.
04-02-2015, 10:52 PM
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And I don't get why you can't have a sport steering wheel with flat bottom AND heated steering... Stupid
04-03-2015, 07:41 AM
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04-03-2015, 01:31 PM
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04-03-2015, 05:20 PM
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2015 E250 BT 4M
If you convert the CD$ prices to US$prices, the Canadian MBs cost less than similar US MB models. For example, the 2015 E250BT 4M list price in Canada is CD$59,500; at current exchange rates, this coverts to about US$46,410 or approx. US$6000 less than the US list price for the RWD version !!!
As for your heated steering wheel, for many years this has been standard on all E Class sedans in Canada, together with heated/folding mirrors.
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04-04-2015, 12:00 AM
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Not any more !
If you convert the CD$ prices to US$prices, the Canadian MBs cost less than similar US MB models. For example, the 2015 E250BT 4M list price in Canada is CD$59,500; at current exchange rates, this coverts to about US$46,410 or approx. US$6000 less than the US list price for the RWD version !!!
As for your heated steering wheel, for many years this has been standard on all E Class sedans in Canada, together with heated/folding mirrors.
If you convert the CD$ prices to US$prices, the Canadian MBs cost less than similar US MB models. For example, the 2015 E250BT 4M list price in Canada is CD$59,500; at current exchange rates, this coverts to about US$46,410 or approx. US$6000 less than the US list price for the RWD version !!!
As for your heated steering wheel, for many years this has been standard on all E Class sedans in Canada, together with heated/folding mirrors.
04-04-2015, 08:01 AM
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Heated wheel
I just discovered my car has a heated steering wheel!
I declined the salesperson's offer to show me the car features - I knew the main ones, and plus I read manuals cover to cover (even for a blender - sorry I know it's a little sad).
While fiddling with the steering adjustment, I notice this knob with a little red light. I had a faint memory of reading something in the manual, but didn't pay much attention because heated steering wheel wasn't listed in the options. When I saw, turned it and - voila! heat!
I don't expect our friends from sunnier climes to appreciate this one at all. But for those of us visited by the great freeze every year, this has been a personal fantasy for a very long time. And to discover it in this manner - like found money!
Then checked the ordering list - apparently it was standard for Canadian MY2012.
Can't wait for old man winter (I know I shall live to regret these words, but hey it's getting warmer now. We like to forget the winter visitation as soon as it's April).
I declined the salesperson's offer to show me the car features - I knew the main ones, and plus I read manuals cover to cover (even for a blender - sorry I know it's a little sad).
While fiddling with the steering adjustment, I notice this knob with a little red light. I had a faint memory of reading something in the manual, but didn't pay much attention because heated steering wheel wasn't listed in the options. When I saw, turned it and - voila! heat!
I don't expect our friends from sunnier climes to appreciate this one at all. But for those of us visited by the great freeze every year, this has been a personal fantasy for a very long time. And to discover it in this manner - like found money!
Then checked the ordering list - apparently it was standard for Canadian MY2012.
Can't wait for old man winter (I know I shall live to regret these words, but hey it's getting warmer now. We like to forget the winter visitation as soon as it's April).
Just MBC doing its thing messing with SOE and options based on sales rather than let the buyer order.
