Heating and air conditioning system -> Steering wheel heating for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Nineth Generation (2023-2025)

2. Open the Settings submenu.  
3. Select the Seat air conditioning settings menu.  
4. Select the driver side or front passenger side.  
5. To adjust the intensity of the seat heating or seat ventilation, move the sliders for the seat cushion and backrest to the right or  
left.  
If you select a higher intensity, heating or ventilation takes place for longer and more intensively.  
The steering wheel heating functions when the engine is running.  
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.  
press on the multifunction steering wheel.  
3. To adjust the temperature setting, tap repeatedly.  
4. To switch off the steering wheel heating, tap repeatedly until the symbol is coloured white.  
Steering wheel heating switches on automatically  
The most recent temperature setting is switched on automatically if you start the engine 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 starting the engine, 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.  
The windscreen heating works when the engine is running.  
Switch the windscreen heating on and off in the air conditioning menu.  
The windscreen heating switches itself off depending on the outside temperature or after around 8 minutes at the latest.  
Automatic windscreen heating  
The windscreen heating is switched on automatically if there is a risk of condensation forming on a window.  
1. Open the air conditioning menu in the Infotainment system.  
2. Switch the automatic windscreen heating on or off with  
Automatic windscreen heating.  
Automatic windscreen heating is also active when the air conditioning system is switched off.  
Windscreen heating using the defrost function  
The windscreen heating will be switched on automatically when the defrost function is switched on and a sensor detects that  
condensation may form on the windscreen.  
Windscreen heating switches off automatically  
The windscreen 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 air conditioning system.  
The specified time has elapsed.