Kia Forte BD Quiz
Steering

Heated Steering Wheel

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Description and Operation

Description

The heated steering wheel system improves driver comfort by heating the steering wheel when selected manually.

Specifications

Item Specification
Voltage 13.5 V
Heated Pad Resistance 1.7 Ω ± 10 %
NTC Resistance 10.0 kΩ ± 5 % [at 25 °C]

Circuit Diagrams

System Diagram

Heated Steering Wheel Pad

Harness Connector

Terminal Function

Housing Pin Function Wire Color
Pad A HEATER Red/Black
B Ground Dark Brown
C NTC + Black
D NTC - Black

Repair Procedures

Inspection

  1. Measure the resistance of the NTC and the heating pad.

    • NTC resistance (black / black): 10.0 kΩ ± 5 % [at 25 °C]

    • Heating element resistance (red, black/brown, black): 1.7 Ω ± 10 %

  2. Measure the temperature.

    • The steering wheel surface temperature should rise from -20 °C (-4 °F) to 20 °C within 6 minutes.

    • The steering wheel surface temperature should be maintained within 38 ± 4 °C (100.4 ± 39.2 °F) after 25 minutes.

    • At this time, turn on all measuring points (1 - 8)

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