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Golf mk8 / Bum warming mystery
« Last post by Exonian on 04 January 2026, 21:44 »It might not have escaped members in the northern hemisphere’s notice that it’s been a tad chilly of late.
I’ve noticed a few times now that when starting the car when it’s cold enough outside to trigger the steering wheel heater to automatically activate, within a few minutes there seems to be a low amount of warmth emanating from the seat also even though I tend to have the seat heaters switched off.
Even on the low heat setting the seats get quite warm pretty quickly when switched on, but as I have cloth seats I very rarely bother using the heated seats.
This secondary heating (via the heated steering wheel low heat setting?) is a very subtle warming and I’m wondering if I’m imagining it.
And no, it’s not festive food related!
Can anyone shed any light/heat on this? Maybe you’ve seen something on another forum or have some technical knowledge.
I’ve noticed a few times now that when starting the car when it’s cold enough outside to trigger the steering wheel heater to automatically activate, within a few minutes there seems to be a low amount of warmth emanating from the seat also even though I tend to have the seat heaters switched off.
Even on the low heat setting the seats get quite warm pretty quickly when switched on, but as I have cloth seats I very rarely bother using the heated seats.
This secondary heating (via the heated steering wheel low heat setting?) is a very subtle warming and I’m wondering if I’m imagining it.
And no, it’s not festive food related!
Can anyone shed any light/heat on this? Maybe you’ve seen something on another forum or have some technical knowledge.
