Heated steering wheel

[Sybaris]

I have the heated steering wheel.  I tested on another car a heated steering wheel and it got very warm

Can anyone tell me, is the steering wheel on the RX supposed to get more than tepid?  I know its just at the sides but its barely warm.

 

[NemesisUK]

Mine doesn't get as warm as the one in my 2019 RC300h did but that said it's warm enough to take the chill from the wheel and warm my hands after clearing the windscreen of frost.

Bear in mind if one switches on the rear window and exterior mirror defogger the steering wheel heating is suspended.

[Initial P]

I don't have the heated wheel on my mid range F sport GS4 but its certainly a lot warmer to the touch in the winter than on my GS3 that was sooo cold it felt like bare metal on a winters morning.

[PCM]

I wear (Dents) Driving Gloves - old style but amazingly effective.

[Spock66]

23 hours ago, Sybaris said:

Can anyone tell me, is the steering wheel on the RX supposed to get more than tepid?  I know its just at the sides but its barely warm.

I'd say comfortably warm not tepid, but certainly not baking hot.

[Sybaris]

It seems this is subjective and luck of the draw.

[flookyk]

Mine is warm enough but not hot...also unlike someone mentioned above it still works when you also have the rear screen and mirror heating on too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[First_Lexus]

The heated steering wheel in the courtesy UX300e I had a few weeks ago was noticeably warmer than the one in my RX, and more of the wheel was heated as well (not just the sides as in the RX).

 

[Sybaris]

Would this be worth putting a claim under the warranty in?

[NemesisUK]

You loose nothing by asking!

[RXtoNX]

I always found the heated wheel in the RX just right. The heated wheel in our replacement NX450h gets far too hot in my opinion, but the whole of the wheel is heated.