Climate Control -> Steering wheel heating for Your Volkswagen ID.5 SUV First Generation (2021-2025)

Switch the steering wheel heating on and off in the air conditioning menu.  
Switch the steering wheel heating on and off on the multifunction steering wheel.  
Temperature settings of the steering wheel heating  
The steering wheel heating operating states are shown in colour in the Infotainment system and on the instrument cluster display. The  
symbol is coloured red at the highest temperature setting.  
Highest temperature setting of the steering wheel heating.  
Operating the heated steering wheel  
1. Open the air conditioning menu in the Infotainment system.  
2. Tap  
to switch on the steering wheel heating at the highest temperature setting.  
on the multifunction steering wheel.  
tap  
3. To adjust the temperature setting, tap  
repeatedly.  
repeatedly until the symbol is coloured white.  
4. To switch off the steering wheel heating, tap  
Steering wheel heating switches on automatically  
The most recent temperature setting is switched on automatically if you activate the vehicle’s drive system again within approximately  
10 minutes.  
Switching the steering wheel heating on automatically at the start of the journey  
1. Open the air conditioning menu in the Infotainment system.  
2. Tap  
to open the Air conditioning settings submenu.  
3. Activate the Steering wheel heating checkbox.  
After activating the vehicle’s drive system, the steering wheel heating is automatically switched on depending on the outside  
temperature and temperature of the steering wheel.  
Switching on the steering wheel heating automatically with the Smart Climate function  
Direct warm air onto the steering wheel.  
When you switch on the Smart Climate function  
in the air conditioning menu, the steering wheel heating will be switched on  
automatically with the highest temperature setting. The steering wheel heating will remain switched on after the time elapses.  
If the steering wheel heating is already switched on before you switch on the Smart Climate function , the already adjusted  
temperature setting of the steering wheel heating will remain selected.  
Steering wheel heating switches off automatically  
The steering wheel heating switches itself off automatically if one of the following conditions is met:  
The power consumption is too high.  
There is a fault in the steering wheel heating system.