Feature request: auto heated (and cooled) seats and steering wheel

[DrBad]

Maybe I'm missing this somewhere in the options but haven't found it. Most cars winter package with heated seats has the option to automatically turn them on when the temperature is below a certain level, seems like an easy thing to implement.

Sponsored

 

[Donald Stanfield]

That would be nice. My wife’s BMW has that feature and it works really well. It’s one of the few things I like better than the Rivian software.

 

[DRJ564]

I’d be happy if it would remember the last setting.

 

[IGR]

That’s one of the things I miss that my 2019 Dodge Durango could do

 

[Rivdog]

Same with Ford. Surprised Rivian hasn’t already done it.

 

[iamnid]

My Model Y had this as well. On cold mornings it would turn on my seats and steering wheel for the first part of my drive - two things I often forget I even have and don't turn on.

 

[ads75]

My 2019 Wrangler turns on the heated seats/steering wheel below 40 degrees whenever I start it. I think its great. But I also can't schedule a departure time for it, or control the climate from my phone like I can on the Rivian. If I am leaving the house, I turn on the climate before I put my shoes/coat on.

 

[R1TandMe]

Since I can turn the seat and steering wheel heaters on via the app I’m good.

 

[mmcool]

Maybe I'm missing this somewhere in the options but haven't found it. Most cars winter package with heated seats has the option to automatically turn them on when the temperature is below a certain level, seems like an easy thing to implement.

Are you serious? Before automatically doing this, it should be manually possible.

 

[kozak79]

I asked ChatGPT to write the code. Someone from Rivian just needs to copy paste this. Your welcome!

def control_heating_features(outside_temperature):
    if outside_temperature < 60:
        heated_seats = True
        heated_steering_wheel = True
        print("Heated seats: ON")
        print("Heated steering wheel: ON")
    else:
        heated_seats = False
        heated_steering_wheel = False
        print("Heated seats: OFF")
        print("Heated steering wheel: OFF")
    return heated_seats, heated_steering_wheel

 

[DrBad]

Are you serious? Before automatically doing this, it should be manually possible.

Sorry, I’m not following. It is manually possible to turn on the seat heat and steering wheel heat through the touchscreen and by Alexa. ?‍

 

[mmcool]

Sorry, I’m not following. It is manually possible to turn on the seat heat and steering wheel heat through the touchscreen and by Alexa. ?‍

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...eated-seats-and-steering-does-not-work.36670/

 

[rogersmj]

I found this old thread while Googling how to enable this feature…only to find it doesn’t exist. WTH Rivian…our Acura from 10 years ago had automatic heated seats. Hell our *Kia* had automatic heated seats/steering wheel. My Tesla does too. How is this not a thing yet on the most expensive vehicle I’ve ever owned?

 

[beatle]

Seems like a relatively simple thing to implement. Would also be nice not to have to adjust the heated seat setting just to turn the heated steering wheel on or off.

You need to tap the heated seat icon to get the steering wheel icon to pop up. When you tap the seat icon, it adjusts from whatever it's currently set to.

 

[Dave Cundiff]

Or turn on the steering wheel heat directly from the Climate screen, which I believe requires the same number of taps but doesn't require changing the seat temperature setting.

Best wishes!

Sponsored